Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place was a

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and from 1866 to 1930 a

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in the metropolitan area of London, England. It was part of the ancient parish of St Andrew Holborn. St Giles & Holborn Civil Parish Map 1870

The southern boundary was the street now called

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, the western boundary was

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. It stretched north of

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between Back Hill and Herbal Hill to the current junction of Warner Street and Ray Street. The boundary in the east approximated Farringdon Road and Farringdon Street. It included the entire lengths of the streets now called

Saffron Hill Saffron Hill is a street and ward in the south eastern corner of the London Borough of Camden, between Farringdon Road and Hatton Garden. The name of the street derives from the fact that it was at one time part of an estate on which saffron g ...

Hatton Garden Hatton Garden is a street and commercial zone in the Holborn district of the London Borough of Camden, abutting the narrow precinct of Saffron Hill which then abuts the City of London. It takes its name from Sir Christopher Hatton, a favouri ...

and Ely Place. Ely Rents was a group of houses owned by the

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. The liberty had a

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from 1730 and was grouped into the Holborn Poor Law Union in 1836. It occupied an area of 30 acres and the population was as follows: For local government it was grouped into the Holborn District from 1855 to 1900 and then became part of the

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. The liberty was abolished in 1889, when the

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merged remaining liberties into their surrounding counties. The liberty had been surrounded by Middlesex, but the 1888 act created a new

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in the metropolitan area and it became part of the new county instead. The civil parish was abolished in 1930.

References

{{coords, 51.520, -0.108, display=title Parishes united into districts (Metropolis) History of the London Borough of Camden Former civil parishes in London Liberties of London 1930 disestablishments in England 1866 establishments in England