Administrative Boundary of Hammersmith and Fulham

About Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in west London, England. Covering approximately 16 square kilometres between Kensington and Chelsea to the east and Ealing and Hounslow to the west, Hammersmith and Fulham had a population of approximately 185,000 at the 2021 Census — one of the smallest borough populations in Greater London. Situated along the north bank of the Thames between Putney Bridge and Hammersmith Bridge, the borough combines the transport and commercial vitality of Hammersmith with the riverside elegance of Fulham, and is home to one of London's oldest football grounds, a major BBC production facility, and the largest sports medicine and research complex in Europe. Craven Cottage and Fulham FC Craven Cottage, the home ground of Fulham Football Club, is the oldest football ground in London still in continuous use, and one of the most charming and distinctive in English football. The ground stands directly on the bank of the Thames at Stevenage Road, Fulham, and the original Cottage (a surviving Victorian building in the corner of the ground) gives the stadium its name. Fulham FC was founded in 1879 as a church team and has played at Craven Cottage continuously since 1896. The ground's combination of a traditional wooden grandstand (the Riverside Stand, Grade II listed), the Thames towpath running alongside, and the old cottage in the corner make it uniquely atmospheric among English football grounds. White City and the BBC White City, in the northeastern part of the borough, is one of the most historically layered sites in west London. The area was developed for the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition and the 1908 London Olympics — the original 70,000-seat stadium and surrounding exhibition grounds covered a vast area. The BBC occupied the main White City site from the 1960s, building Television Centre (opened 1960, now partially converted to residential and commercial use) and a large complex of offices and studios. BBC Studios continues to occupy a major portion of White City for television production, and the area has been substantially redeveloped as a mixed-use cultural and commercial quarter incorporating Imperial College's new campus, the Westfield London shopping centre (in Shepherd's Bush), and numerous arts spaces. The Thames Path and Riverside The stretch of the Thames through Hammersmith and Fulham is one of the most beautiful and historically significant riverside sections in London. The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, one of the oldest sporting events in England (first raced in 1829), finishes at Chiswick Bridge and passes through the heart of the borough, starting at Putney Bridge. The annual race draws hundreds of thousands of spectators to the riverside. Hammersmith Bridge, the ornate suspension bridge of 1887 (the current bridge was designed by Joseph Bazalgette on the site of an earlier structure), is one of London's most distinctive river crossings, though it has been closed for extensive repairs since 2019. Population and Demographics The 2021 Census recorded approximately 185,000 residents. Hammersmith and Fulham is moderately diverse: approximately 69% White, 9% Asian, 8% Black, and 8% mixed or other. The borough attracts significant numbers of young professionals and media industry workers. GIS and Boundary Data The administrative boundary of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough is available for free download in GeoJSON and KML formats, sourced from the ONS Open Geography Portal (Crown copyright 2024). Compatible with QGIS, ArcGIS, Mapbox, and Google Earth, the dataset supports football heritage mapping, media production geography, Thames riverside conservation, Olympic history research, and demographic analysis across the Hammersmith and Fulham local authority area.

📍 Administrative boundary of Hammersmith and Fulham county