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Borough of Paddington.
June, 1894.
Annual Report of the Vestry.
(For the Year ending 25th March, 1894.)
I. Introduction.
THE PARISH OF PADDINGTON, in the County of
London, extends Northward from the Marble Arch to
Kilburn Gate; and Westward from the Marble Arch to
Kensington Palace Gardens; it is bounded on the North by
Willesden; on the South by St. George's, Hanover Square, and
St. Margaret, Westminster; on the East by Marylebone; and on
the West by Kensington and the detached portion of St. Luke,
Chelsea; its length from North to South being nearly Two Miles,
and its superficial extent about 1,280 acres.
II, Parliamentary Electoral Divisions.
In 1885 Paddington was constituted a separate Parliamentary
Borough by the Redistribution of Seats Act (48 and 49 Victoria,
cap. 23). The Borough returns Two Members to Parliament,
and for the purposes of election it is divided into Two Divisions,
under the names of North Paddington and South Paddington.
North Paddington consists of Church Ward (2b), Harrow Road
Ward (2a West), and Maida Vale Ward (2a East); and South
Paddington of Westbourne Ward (1), Lancaster Gate Ward (3),
and Hyde Park Ward (4).