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| | Middlesex, England, UK |
 | | The administrative and historic boundaries around Middlesex diverged very early on, with the recognition of the City of London as an independent county borough. |
 | | In 1888 much of the area became part of the County of London - the present-day boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Islington, Tower Hamlets and Westminster were removed. |
 | | Towards the end of the period, many of the boroughs in the area were demanding independence from Middlesex County Council as county boroughs, which if granted would have left Middlesex County Council controlling an area with three distinct and unconnected fragments - in the west, the south-east and the north of the county. |
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