St Peter, Hertfordshire

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St Peter
St Albans St Peter
Area
  18916,673 acres
Population
  18918,273
Density
  18911.24/acre
History
  OriginAncient parish
  Abolished1894
  Succeeded by St Peter Rural
St Peter Urban

St Peter was an ancient parish in Hertfordshire, England that was abolished for civil purposes in 1894. It was also known as St Albans St Peter. [1] [2] The parish church was St Peter's Church in St Albans.

Part of the parish was within the ancient borough of St Albans.

The population of the parish as recorded in the decennial census was: [3]

Year1801181118211831184118511861187118811891
Population1,6741,8282,4612,9733,7013,746 ?5,4736,7798,273

In 1894 it was replaced by the parishes of St Peter Rural in St Albans Rural District and St Peter Urban in the Municipal Borough of St Albans.

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References

  1. "St Albans St Peter AP/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
  2. "Boundary Map of St Albans St Peter CP/AP".
  3. "St Albans St Peter AP/CP through time | Statistics |". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.

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