| Southwark St George the Martyr | |
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| Ancient parish | |
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| Area | |
| • 1881 | 284 acres (1.15 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1881 | 58,652 |
| Density | |
| • 1881 | 206/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Ancient parish |
| • Abolished | 1930 |
| Status | Civil parish |
| Government | Vestry of the Parish of Southwark St George the Martyr (1855—1900) |
| • HQ | Vestry Hall, Borough Road |
| Today part of | London Borough of Southwark |
Southwark St George the Martyr was a civil parish in the metropolitan area ofLondon, England and part of the ancientBorough of Southwark. In 1855 the parish vestry became a local authority within the area of responsibility of theMetropolitan Board of Works. It became part of theMetropolitan Borough of Southwark in 1900 and was abolished as a civil parish in 1930.[1]
In 1295 theancient borough of Southwark was enfranchised and initially consisted of the parishes of St George the Martyr,St Margaret,St Mary andSt Olave.
The bulk of the parish was centred onSt George's Circus, withNewington Causeway andBorough High Street forming the eastern boundary. That part of the parish, also known asSt George's Fields was essentially the same as theKing's Manor. In the north east it included the church ofSt George the Martyr Southwark and then formed a long, narrowpanhandle along theOld Kent Road, terminating at what is nowBurgess Park and surrounding the triangular parish ofNewington on two sides. It comprised 284 acres (1.15 km2) and had a population in 1881 of 59,712.[2]
In 1855 the parish vestry became a local authority within the area of responsibility of theMetropolitan Board of Works.
Under theMetropolis Management Act 1855 any parish that exceeded 2,000ratepayers was to be divided into wards; as such the incorporated vestry of St George the Martyr was divided into three wards (electingvestrymen): No. 1 or St Michael (18), No. 2 or St Paul (15) and No. 3 or St George (15).[3][4]
It became part of theMetropolitan Borough of Southwark in 1900 and the vestry was abolished, replaced by the Southwark Metropolitan Borough Council. The civil parish was abolished in 1930.[1]
The ancient parish, dedicated toSt George, was in theDiocese of Winchester until 1877, then theDiocese of Rochester until 1905, and then finally in theDiocese of Southwark. From 1843, as housing increased and moreover the population of Southwark St George the Martyr increased rapidly, six small parishes taking over most of its population were created:[5]
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