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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 local council is Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council. It was known as the 'London Borough of Hammersmith' till its name was changed on 1 January 1979 by the borough council. The two had been joined together previously as the Fulham District from 1855 to 1886. The borough covers a total area of 6.33 square miles.
In accordance with population estimates from the middle of 2014, it has a permanent population of around 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, several international corporations have offices within the borough.
Hammersmith and Fulham is served by many London Overground and London Underground stations. The borough is unique in London in housing three professional football clubs: Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. Hammersmith and Fulham consists of four theatres and the Lyric Hammersmith, on Lyric Square off King Street, is viewed as one of the most notable theatres outside the West End in London.