In message , Paul Terry
writes
In message , Ian Jelf
writes

The Telegraph article has muddled up a few things. One is that
although exempt from the writ of the Metropolitan Police.......it
would be, as it's in the City.

That'll be news to the London Borough of Camden, then, since they seem
to think that Ely Place is in their borough:

http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/...lb_no=380#appM
ainSiteBaseURL#/udp

Anyway, for all that Ely Place is still exempt from the authority of
the City Corporation and therefore of the Lord Mayor.

I believe that most parts of the London Borough of Camden are similarly
exempt

The city boundary runs along Charterhouse Street - Ely place is just
north of it, in Camden (and therefore in the Metropolitan Police
District).

Now I *know* this is going to look like back-pedaling on my part grin
but as all my notes refer to Ely Place's exemption from City (and
Mayoral) jurisdiction, I wonder if this is one of those places where the
City boundary has moved slightly since mediaeval times? After all
,there would have been nothing "special" about it being outside the
jurisdiction of the City if it wasn't "within" it. If it had always been
outside the City, then any "exemptions" would have referred to it being
outside the jurisdiction of Middlesex (pre 1888) or the County of London
(post 1888).

I have been genuinely surprised by the lack of online information about
this subject.

Anyone have any earlier boundary maps to hand?

Sorry for any inaccuracies posted, anyway.
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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