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Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. The borough was formed in 1965 by merging the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith along with the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham. It was called the 'London Borough of Hammersmith' till its name was changed on 1 January 1979 by the borough council. The two had been joined with each other previously as the Fulham District from 1855 to 1886. The borough covers a total area of 6.33 square miles.
In line with population estimates from the middle of 2014, it features a permanent population of about 178365 people. Within this population, around 50 per cent of households are owner-occupiers. Passed through by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road along with the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices inside the borough.
Hammersmith and Fulham is served by quite a few London Overground and London Underground stations. Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby Football Club have been playing inside the borough at Hurlingham Park for more than 30 years, and the borough is also residence to a tennis club, a boxing club, plus a rowing club. Hammersmith and Fulham includes 4 theatres and the Lyric Hammersmith, on Lyric Square off King Street, is regarded as one of the most notable theatres outside the West End in London.