This is a list of

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in the

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of the

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. Since the mid-20th century there have been no civil parishes in the City of London (it is secularly unparished). The law created in the 19th century has been reinstated to

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s in the 21st century which allows the creation of civil parishes, but the 20th century prohibition of these continues to apply to the City of London. The City of London formed a single

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

from 1907, until it was abolished on 1 April 1965.

List of parishes prior to 1907

The parishes abolished in 1907 (with the exception of the Inner and Middle Temples) were as follows (other parishes that existed previously but were amalgamated are noted): *Allhallows Barking *Allhallows Bread Street *Allhallows Honey Lane *Allhallows Lombard Street *Allhallows London Wall **Absorbed St Augustine on the Wall 1441Youngs, 1979, pp.298-299 *Allhallows Staining *Allhallows the Great *Allhallows the Less *Bridewell PrecinctParishes outside the

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**Extra-parochial place, civil parish from 1858.Youngs, 1979, pp.298 *Christchurch Newgate Street **Formed 1547 by union of abolished parishes St Audoen, St Nicholas Shambles *Holy Trinity the Less *

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**Extra-parochial place. Still extant. *

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**Extra-parochial place. Still extant. *St Alban Wood Street *St Alphage Sion College (also known St Alphage London Wall) *St Andrew by the Wardrobe *St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars **Created 1723 from the part of the parish of St Andrew Holborn within the city. (remainder, in

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became St Andrew Holborn Above Bars) *St Andrew Hubbard (also known as St Andrew Budge Row) *St Andrew Undershaft **Absorbed parish of St Mary Axe in 1562 *St Anne and St Agnes Aldersgate *St Anne Blackfriars *St Antholin *St Augustine (also known as St Augustine Watling Street)Youngs, 1979, pp.299 *St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange *St Bartholomew the Great (also known as St Bartholomew West Smithfield) **Parish formed 1544, previously extra-parochial precinct of Priory. *St Bartholomew the Less **Parish formed 1547, previously extra-parochial area occupied by

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*St Benet Fink *St Benet Gracechurch *St Benet Paul's Wharf *St Benet Sherehog *St Botolph by Billingsgate *St Botolph Without Aldersgate **Included Liberty of Glasshouse Yard in Middlesex until 1899 *

St Botolph Without Aldgate St Botolph without Aldgate was an ancient parish in the metropolitan area of London. The parish was partly within the City of London and partly in the County of Middlesex. Each part operated as a separate parish for civil administration with its ...

*St Botolph Without Bishopsgate *St Bride *St Christopher le Stocks *St Clement Eastcheap *St Dionis Backchurch *St Dunstan in the East *St Dunstan in the West **Included the

Liberty of the Rolls The Liberty of the Rolls was a liberty, and civil parish, in the metropolitan area of London, England. The Liberty was probably created in the late medieval period by its removal from the Farringdon Without Ward of City of London,London 800-1216: ...

in Middlesex until 1866Youngs, 1979, pp.300 *St Edmund the King and Martyr *St Ethelburga (also known as St Ethelburga Bishopsgate) * St Faith under St Paul's *St Gabriel Fenchurch Street **Originally All Hallows Fenchurch *St George Botolph Lane *St Giles Without Cripplegate **Included an area in Middlesex until 1723 when it was constituted as separate parish of St Luke's *St Gregory by St Paul *St Helen Bishopsgate * St James Duke's Place **Formed 1622/23 from part of St Katherine Cree * St James Garlickhithe *

St John the Baptist upon Walbrook St John the Baptist upon Walbrook was a parish church in the City of London. It stood in Walbrook Ward, with parts of the parish extending into Cordwainer, Dowgate, and Vintry Wards. Of medieval origin, it was destroyed in the Great Fire of Lon ...

*St John the Evangelist Friday Street **Originally St Werburga *St John Zachary *St Katherine Coleman **Originally All Hallows Coleman *St Katherine Cree *St Lawrence Jewry *St Lawrence Pountney *St Leonard Eastcheap *St Leonard Foster Lane *St Magnus the Martyr *St Margaret Lothbury *St Margaret Moses *St Margaret New Fish Street *St Margaret Pattens *St Martin Ludgate *St Martin Orgar *St Martin Outwich *St Martin Pomeroy *St Martin Vintry *St Mary Abchurch *St Mary Aldermanbury *St Mary Aldermary *St Mary at Hill *''St Mary Axe'' **Absorbed by St Andrew Undershaft 1562Youngs, 1979, pp.301 *St Mary Bothaw *St Mary Colechurch *St Mary le Bow *St Mary Magdalene Milk Street *St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street *St Mary Mounthaw *St Mary Somerset *St Mary Staining *St Mary Woolchurch Haw *St Mary Woolnoth *St Matthew Friday Street *St Michael Bassishaw *St Michael Cornhill *St Michael Crooked Lane *St Michael le Querne *St Michael Paternoster Royal *St Michael Queenhithe *St Michael Wood Street *St Mildred Bread Street *St Mildred Poultry *St Nicholas Acons *St Nicholas Cole Abbey *St Nicholas Olave *''St Nicholas Shambles'' **Formed part of new parish of Christchurch Newgate Street 1547Youngs, 1979, pp.301 *St Olave Hart Street *St Olave Old Jewry *St Olave Silver Street *St Pancras Soper Lane *St Peter Cornhill *St Peter le Poer *St Peter Paul's Wharf *St Peter Westcheap *St Sepulchre Without Newgate *St Stephen Coleman Street *St Stephen Walbrook *St Swithin London Stone *St Thomas Apostle *St Vedast Foster Lane *Serjeants' Inn Fleet Street **Extra-parochial place, civil parish from 1858.Youngs, 1979, pp.303 *Thavies Inn **Extra-parochial place, civil parish from 1858. *Whitefriars Precinct **Extra-parochial place, civil parish from 1858.

Map

A map showing the civil parish borders as they were in 1870. City of London civil parishes Map 1870

Southwark

During the period the Borough of Southwark was considered to be part of the City of London it included the parishes of

St George Saint George (Greek language, Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin language, Latin: Georgius, Arabic language, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christians, Christian who is venerated as a sa ...

, St Olave, St Saviour and St Thomas. Southwark Civil Parish Map 1870

Bills of mortality

All the parishes in the City of London were included in the regular weekly Bills of mortality that commenced in 1603, except St James Duke's Place which was added in 1626.

Notes

References

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External links

Office for National Statistics : Geographical Area Listings
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Civil parishes In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. ...

Local government in London

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