Everything about The Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea totally explained
The
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to
RBKC) is a
London borough in the west side of
central London.
It is an
urban area and was named in the
2001 census as the most densely populated local authority in the
United Kingdom, with a population of 158,919 at 13,244 per square kilometre (the land area is approximately
12 square kilometres).
The borough is immediately to the west of the
City of Westminster, which is at the heart of modern London, and itself contains a substantial number of city centre facilities such as major museums and universities (in "
Albertopolis"), department stores like
Harrods, and embassies. It also contains many of the most exclusive residential districts in London.
History
It was created in 1965 from the former boroughs of
Kensington and
Chelsea. Kensington's
Royal Borough status was inherited by the new borough. The new borough was originally to be called just 'Kensington' - the inclusion of Chelsea was locally supported.
Districts in Kensington and Chelsea
The borough includes the areas of:
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the borough has a population of 158,919. It is 79% white, 4% Black African and 3% Black Caribbean. 44% of households are owner–occupiers. The borough has an extremely large
Hispanic/
Latin American community with over 15,000
Spaniards live in North Kensington alone
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As of October 2004, statistics released
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Office for National Statistics show that
life expectancy at birth for females in Kensington and Chelsea was 84.8 years in 2001-2003, the highest in the United Kingdom. Male life expectancy at birth for the same period was 79.8 years, third highest in the UK. The figures for Kensington and Chelsea during 1991-1993 were significantly lower: 73.0 years for males (ranking 301st in the nation) and 80.0 for females (ranking 129th).
Kensington & Chelsea's affluence is demonstrated by the fact that it has the largest number of high-earners (over £60,000) of any local government district in the country — 16.6%
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In December 2006,
Sport England published a survey which revealed that residents of Kensington and Chelsea were the 4th most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. 27.9% of the population participate at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.
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Politics
Originally two separate metropolitan boroughs with their own town halls and administrations, it has today a single united local government authority, the Kensington & Chelsea London Borough Council, based in Kensington. One of its more notable (and controversial) Leaders was
Nicholas Freeman, who was Leader from 1977 until 1989. The present Leader of the Council is Merrick Cockell. He has elected in April 2000. Currently there are 51 conservative councillors and 9 Labour.
The borough is divided between two
constituencies represented in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom:
Kensington and Chelsea, held by Malcolm Rifkind for the Conservative Party, and
Regent's Park and Kensington North, currently held by Karen Buck for the Labour Party.
It is intended that the constituency be divided so that Kensington becomes independent of Chelsea while Chelsea joins Fulham.
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Religion
The Royal Borough has a number of notable Christian churches, including:
Brompton Oratory - Roman Catholic
Chelsea Old Church (All Saints) - Church of England
Holy Trinity Brompton - Church of England
St Columba's, Pont Street - Church of Scotland
It is also home to a small Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue and to several Mosques.
Education
Within the council, the education department finances state-operated schools in the borough.(External Link)
Some of them are:
Primary Schools
| Ashburnham Community School
Bousfield Primary
Chelsea Open Air Nursery
Christ Church CofE Primary
Colville Primary
Fox Primary
St Thomas
Holy Trinity CofE Primary
Marlborough Primary
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
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Middle Row Primary
Oratory RC Primary
Our Lady of Victories RC Primary
Oxford Gardens Primary
Park Walk Primary
Servite RC Primary
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary
St Charles RC Primary
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St Clements and St James CofE Primary
St Cuthbert with St Matthias CofE Primary
St Francis of Assisi RC Primary
St Joseph RC Primary
[StMary Abbots CofE Primary]http://www.sma.rbkc.sch.uk/default.htm
St Mary's RC Primary
St Thomas CofE Primary
Thomas Jones Primary
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Secondary Schools
Universities
Imperial College London - the College's main campus lies within South Kensington.
Heythrop College - A Constituent College of the University of London specialising in Theology & PhilosophyFurther Information
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