Hammersmith Parish Act 1834

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Hammersmith Parish Act 1834
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An act for making the Hamlet of Hammersmith, within the Parish of Fulham in the County of Middlesex, a distinct and separate Parish, and for converting the Perpetual Curacy of the Church of Saint Paul Hammersmith into a Vicarage, and for the Endowment thereof.
Citation 4 & 5 Will. 4. c. lxxv
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 27 June 1834
Repealed1 April 1965
Other legislation
Repealed by London Government Act 1963
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Hammersmith Parish Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. lxxv) was a local act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established the parish of Hammersmith, separate from the parish of Fulham.

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Background

Hammersmith was originally a hamlet within the parish of Fulham. [1]

In 1629, inhabitants of Hammersmith, including the Earl of Mulgrave and Nicholas Crispe, successfully petitioned the Bishop of London for a chapel of ease to be built at St Paul's, Church, in Hammersmith. [1]

On 7 June 1631, the chapelry was consecrated by Bishop Laud. A perpetual curacy was established and the chapelry developed its own independent vestry. [1]

Provisions

The act enacted that, on the passing of the act: [2]

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by the London Government Act 1963, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DD/818". RECORDS OF ST PAUL'S CHURCH, HAMMERSMITH. Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre.
  2. ↑ "Hammersmith Parish Act 1834", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, Will4/4-5 c. 75
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