St Paul Covent Garden Explained

St Paul Covent Garden
Government:St Paul Vestry (1645–1855)
Strand District Board of Works (1855–1900)
Start:1645
End:1922
Map:
Populationfirst:2,919
Populationfirstyear:1881
Areafirst:26acres
Areafirstyear:1881–1921
Densityfirstyear:1881
Populationsecond:1,692
Populationsecondyear:1901
Areasecondyear:1901
Densitysecondyear:1901
Populationlast:1,063
Populationlastyear:1921
Arealastyear:1921
Densitylastyear:1921
Membership Title1:District
Membership1:Strand (1855–1900)
Membership Title2:Poor Law Union
Membership2:Strand (1836–1913)
City of Westminster (1913–1922)

St Paul Covent Garden was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. The former area of the parish now corresponds to the Covent Garden market and surrounding streets in the City of Westminster.

History

It was created in 1645 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields, and was within the Liberty of Westminster.[1] The parish was included in the returns of the bills of mortality.[2]

St Paul Covent Garden was completely surrounded by the parish of St Martin in the Fields.[3] It was grouped into the Strand District in 1855 when it came within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works.

In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and in 1900 it became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. It was abolished as a civil parish in 1922.

Poor law

The parish workhouse in Cleveland Street, Marylebone became the workhouse of the Strand Poor Law Union in 1836.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Youngs, Frederic . Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England . I: Southern England . 1979 . . London . 0-901050-67-9.
  2. Book: The Parish Clerks of London . Phillimore . Reginald H. Adams . 1971 .
  3. Web site: Illustrative map of London parishes . The Commissions for building fifty new churches: The minute books, 1711-27, a calendar . 1986 . London Record Society . Port, M. H. (Edr.).