List of places in Middlesex explained

List of the parishes in Middlesex, grouped by hundred, as of 1831.

The historic county of Middlesex was recorded in the Domesday Book as being divided into the six hundreds of Edmonton, Elthorne, Gore, Hounslow (Isleworth in all later records),^[1] Ossulstone and Spelthorne, as follows:

Hundred	Parishes	Area (1831) acres^[2]
Edmonton^[3]		31,410
Elthorne^[4]		35,690
Gore^[5]		28,660
Isleworth^[6]		9,280
Ossulstone^[7]	Acton (St Mary) • Bethnal Green • Bow • Bromley • Charter House • Chelsea (All Saints) • Chiswick (St Nicholas) • Clerkenwell • Duchy of Lancaster • Ealing (St Mary) • Finchley (St Mary) • Friern Barnet • Fulham (All Saints) • Furnival's Inn • Glasshouse Yard • Gray's Inn • Hackney • Hammersmith (St Paul) • Hampstead (St John) • Holy Trinity Minories • Hornsey • Islington (St Mary) • Kensington (St Mary Abbots) • Liberty of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place • Liberty of the Rolls • Limehouse • Lincoln's Inn • Mile End New Town • Mile End Old Town • Norton Folgate • Old Artillery Ground • Old Tower Without • Paddington • Poplar • Precinct of the Savoy • Ratcliffe • Shadwell • Shoreditch • Spitalfields • (St Andrew) Holborn • Staple Inn • St Botolph Aldersgate • St Botolph without Aldgate • St Clement Danes • Stepney (St Dunstan) • (St George) Bloomsbury • St George in the East • St George the Martyr • St Giles in the Fields • St Katharine's by the Tower • St Luke • St Marylebone • St Mary le Strand • Stoke Newington • St Pancras • St Sepulchre • Wapping • West Twyford • Whitechapel • Willesden (St Mary the Virgin) [Links incomplete]	47,950
Spelthorne^[8]		23,500

The City of London (i.e., the original ″Square Mile″) was geographically located within Middlesex (and was bounded by the hundred of Ossulstone to the west, north and east) but was essentially independent of the county for most purposes.

Later development of civil parishes

See also List of Middlesex boundary changes. This list includes those areas which became part of the County of London in 1889. See also List of civil parishes in the County of London in 1891.

Ashford (medieval chapelry to Staines, later a civil parish, transferred to Surrey 1965) was abolished 1974.
Bethnal Green became a separate parish in 1743, when its church was built. Previously it had been a "hamlet" of Stepney parish.
Bloomsbury was an independent civil parish 1731-1774.
Bow or Stratford-at-Bow became a civil parish, independent of Stepney, in 1719 and was abolished in 1907. It had been a chapelry of Stepney since the 13th century.
Bromley-by-Bow was an area in the parish of Stepney. It became an independent parish in 1537, acquiring a chapel at the same time.
Close of the Collegiate Church of St Peter, formerly an extra-parochial place, was a civil parish from 1858 until 1922.
Cowley (ancient parish), Harefield (ancient parish), Hillingdon East (created 1894), Hillingdon West (created 1894) and Ickenham (ancient parish) were all abolished in 1938 and merged into Uxbridge.
Cranford (ancient parish) was abolished in 1934 when it was split between Harlington, and Heston and Isleworth.
Edgware (a medieval chapelry to Kingsbury, later a civil parish) was abolished in 1931 and merged into Hendon.
Finsbury was created in 1915 from the areas of Charter House (formerly extra-parochial; a civil parish 1858-1915), Clerkenwell (ancient parish) and Glasshouse Yard (formerly a part of St Botolph's Aldersgate which lay in Middlesex; a civil parish 1866-1915).^[9]
Furnival's Inn (formerly extra-parochial) was a civil parish 1858-1930.
Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn (formerly extra-parochial) were civil parishes 1858-1932.
Great Stanmore (ancient parish), Harrow-on-the-Hill (ancient parish), Harrow Weald (created 1894), Kingsbury (ancient parish), Little Stanmore (ancient parish), Pinner (a medieval chapelry to Harrow-on-the-Hill, later a civil parish) and Wealdstone (created 1894) were abolished 1934 to form a new, much larger parish of Harrow.
Greenford, Hanwell and Perivale (all ancient parishes) were abolished in 1926 and merged into the existing parish of Ealing, along with West Twyford (formerly a medieval chapelry to no church in particular, and hence extra-parochial,^[10] but a civil parish from 1858 onwards).
Hammersmith was formerly part of the parish of Fulham; a chapel of ease was erected in 1631 and it became an independent civil parish in 1834.
Hampstead was a medieval chapelry to Hendon; it became an independent parish in the 15th century.
Hampton (ancient parish) was abolished 1937.^[11]
Hampton Wick was formed out of Hampton parish in 1866 and lasted until 1937.
Harmondsworth, West Drayton (both ancient parishes) and Yiewsley (a parish from 1894 to 1949; previously it had been a hamlet in Hillingdon parish) were all merged in 1949 into Yiewsley and West Drayton, which lasted from 1949 to 1965.
Heston and Isleworth (ancient parishes) were merged to form Heston and Isleworth in 1927.
Hillingdon (ancient parish) was split into Hillingdon West and Hillingdon East in 1894.
Holy Trinity Minories (extra-parochial from the Reformation onwards) was later a parish, abolished 1895.
Laleham, a medieval chapelry to Staines, became a civl parish in the 15th century. In 1965 it was moved to Surrey.
Liberty of the Rolls (an extra-parochial place formed c. C15th from the part of St Dunstan-in-the-West that lay in Middlesex) was a civil parish 1866-1922.
Limehouse (formerly a hamlet in Stepney parish) became a parish 1725-1927.^[12]
Monken Hadley was transferred to Hertfordshire in 1889 along with parts of Enfield and South Mimms. (Shortly after this, in 1894, part of it became the parish of Hadley.)
New Brentford was a medieval chapelry (of St Lawrence) in the parish of Hanwell. At some point it became a civil parish.^[13]
Northolt (ancient parish) was abolished in 1928 and mostly merged into Ealing, with a small area going to Harrow.^[14]
Norwood (Green) was a medieval chapelry in Hayes parish. At some point it became a civil parish.
Old Brentford was a hamlet in the parish of Ealing, gaining its first chapel in 1762. It became a civil parish in 1894.
Old Tower Without and Precinct of St Katharine by the Tower (formerly extra-parochial places) were civil parishes 1858-1895. They were then merged into St Botolph without Aldgate.
Poplar was carved out of Stepney in 1817. It became Poplar Borough parish in 1907.
Precinct of the Savoy, formerly an extra-parochial place, was a civil parish from 1866 to 1922.
Ratcliff (created 1866), St John of Wapping (parish created 1694 out of Whitechapel) and Shadwell (parish created 1670 out of Stepney) were merged into Limehouse in 1921.
Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place (formerly extra-parochial) was a civil parish 1866-1930.
St Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster or St Anne Soho was a civil parish 1687-1922.
St Botolph without Aldgate (an ancient parish) had a portion within the City of London which was lost in 1907 when all the City parishes were merged. Its portion in Middlesex existed until 1921.
St Clement Danes (ancient parish) was abolished 1922 to form the enlarged parish of Westminster (1922-1965).^[15]
St George Hanover Square was a civil parish from 1724 to 1922.^[16]
St George in the East was created out of Stepney in 1729 and lasted until 1927.
St George the Martyr was a parish 1723-1767. It was then combined with the Middlesex portion of St Andrew Holborn to form St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr, a civil parish 1767-1930.
St Luke's was created in 1733 from the part of St Giles Cripplegate that lay in Middlesex. It was abolished in 1915.
St Paul Covent Garden was a civil parish 1645-1922.
St Sepulchre had a portion within the City of London which was lost in 1907 when all the City parishes were merged. Its portion in Middlesex existed until 1915.
South Hornsey was a civil parish 1894-1900.
South Mimms Urban was created out of a portion of South Mimms in 1896 and simultaneously transferred to Hertfordshire (so was never actually a separate parish within Middlesex). It expanded in 1935 when the county boundary was altered, taking in further parts of South Mimms.
Southgate was created a civil parish in 1894. It became a chapelry of Edmonton in 1615.^[17]
Spitalfields (a civil parish 1729-1921), Norton Folgate (extra-parochial, then a civil parish 1858-1921), Mile End New Town (created 1866), Old Artillery Ground (extra-parochial, then a civil parish 1858-1921), and the Middlesex portion of St Botolph without Aldgate were merged into Whitechapel in 1921.
Staple Inn (formerly extra-parochial) was a civil parish 1858-1930.^[18]
Stepney was a vast ancient parish. Having already lost the areas of Bow, Bromley, Poplar, Bethnal Green, Limehouse, Shadwell, St John Wapping, Whitechapel, Spitalfields and St George in the East, the remaining area was divided into Ratcliff, Mile End Old Town and Mile End New Town in 1866. It was re-created in 1927 by the merger of Whitechapel, Limehouse, Mile End Old Town and St George in the East, and abolished again in 1965.
Teddington (ancient parish) was abolished 1937.^[19]
Tower of London (formerly extra-parochial, despite having its own church) became a civil parish in 1858 and was merged into St Botolph without Aldgate in 1901.
Uxbridge was a medieval chapelry of Hillingdon. It became a parish in 1866.
Wembley was created a civil parish in 1894 out of Harrow-on-the-Hill parish.
Westminster was a parish 1922-1965.
Westminster St James was a civil parish 1685-1922.
Westminster (St Margaret), an ancient parish, had the parish of Westminster St John created out of it in 1727. Both parishes were merged into Westminster in 1922.
Whitechapel became a parish independent of Stepney circa 1338. It had formerly been a chapelry of that parish.
Wood Green was created a civil parish in 1894. Previously it had been a hamlet in Tottenham parish.^[20]

Medieval parishes

The parishes of Middlesex did not alter very much between c. 1250 and 1831, but there were some small changes. Note that the below table also includes chapelries (in italics).

Hundred	Parishes
Edmonton
Elthorne
Gore
Isleworth
Ossulstone
Spelthorne
(City of London)⁵	St Andrew Holborn • St Botolph Aldersgate • St Botolph without Aldgate • St Dunstan-in-the-West • St Giles Cripplegate • St Sepulchre

¹now in Hertfordshire rather than Greater London ²a chapelry to Hendon, in Gore hundred ³a chapelry to no church ⁴now in Surrey rather than Greater London ⁵Parish churches in the City of London but with parishes extending into parts of Middlesex; see List of civil parishes in the City of London

Notes and References

Web site: The hundred of Isleworth . A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3 . 1962 . 2008-02-20 .
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/census/table_page.jsp?tab_id=GB1831ABS_M%5B1%5D&u_id=10073790&show=&min_c=1&max_c=5. Middlesex hundreds 1831 census. 2008-02-20.
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10187990#tab02. Edmonton hundred. 2018-01-22.
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10174995#tab02. Elthorne hundred. 2018-01-22.
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10030948#tab02. Gore hundred. 2018-01-22.
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10188131#tab02. Isleworth hundred. 2018-01-22.
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10031163#tab02. Ossulstone hundred. 2018-01-22.
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10216114#tab02. Spelthorne hundred. 2018-01-22.
Web site: Finsbury CP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-04 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: West Twyford: Church British History Online . 2024-08-05 . www.british-history.ac.uk.
Web site: Hampton CP/AP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-06 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: Limehouse CP/ExP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-05 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: New Brentford CP/Ch through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-02 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: Northolt AP/CP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-02 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: City of Westminster CP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-05 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: St George Hanover Square CP/Vest through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-05 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: Southgate Ch/CP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-02 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: Staple Inn CP/ExP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-05 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: Teddington CP/AP through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-06 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
Web site: Wood Green CP/Ch through time Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit . 2024-08-02 . www.visionofbritain.org.uk.