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The civil parish was entrusted with various administrative functions from the 17th century. In ] it became a ] parish, with its own ]. The ] also had responsibility for highways and burials. In ] the parish was included in the area of the ], and the vestry elected two members of the board. In ] the parish was included in the new ], and in ] the civil vestry were dissolved, and the parish became the ]. The civil parish was entrusted with various administrative functions from the 17th century. In ] it became a ] parish, with its own ]. The ] also had responsibility for highways and burials. In ] the parish was included in the area of the ], and the vestry elected two members of the board. In ] the parish was included in the new ], and in ] the civil vestry were dissolved, and the parish became the ].


The civil parish covered 648 acres. It had a population, recorded in the Census, as follows:<ref>Statistical Abstract for London, Vol. IV, October 1901.</ref> The civil parish covered 648 acres. The populations recorded in National Censuses were:


'''Shoreditch St Leonard's Vestry 1801-1899'''
*1801: 34,766
{| class="wikitable"
*1811: 43,930
! Year<ref>Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV)</ref>
*1821: 52,966
|| 1801 || 1811 ||1821 || 1831 || 1841 || 1851 || 1861 || 1871 || 1881 || 1891 || 1901
*1831: 68,564
|-
*1841: 83,432
! Population || 34,766|| 43,930||52,966|| 68,564|| 83,432|| 109,257|| 129,364|| 127,164|| 126,591|| 124,009|| 118,668
*1851: 109,257
|}
*1861: 129,364
*1871: 127,164
*1881: 126,591
*1891: 124,009
*1901: 118,668


==Ecclesiastical parish== ==Ecclesiastical parish==

Revision as of 13:27, 20 December 2006

Shoreditch (St Leonard) was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. It was both a civil parish, used for administrative purposes, and an ecclesiastical parish of the Church of England.

Civil parish

The civil parish was entrusted with various administrative functions from the 17th century. In 1837 it became a Poor Law parish, with its own workhouse. The vestry also had responsibility for highways and burials. In 1855 the parish was included in the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the vestry elected two members of the board. In 1889 the parish was included in the new County of London, and in 1899 the civil vestry were dissolved, and the parish became the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.

The civil parish covered 648 acres. The populations recorded in National Censuses were:

Shoreditch St Leonard's Vestry 1801-1899

Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
Population 34,766 43,930 52,966 68,564 83,432 109,257 129,364 127,164 126,591 124,009 118,668

Ecclesiastical parish

St Leonard's parish church. (January 2006)

St Leonard's parish was in the Diocese of London. As the population increased the parish was divided:

  • In 1830 the areas of Haggerston and Hoxton were constituted as separate parishes.
  • In 1841 a new parish of St James, Curtain Road was created.
  • In 1848 part of St Leonard's parish helped to form the parish of St Mark, Old Street.
  • In 1862 St Leonard's parish was again divided to create the parish of Shoreditch, St Michael.
  • In 1866 a new parish of Shoreditch, Holy Trinity was formed from part of St Leonard's and part of neighbouring Bethnal Green.
  • In 1872 the parish of Shoreditch, St Agatha was created from part of St James, Curtain Road.

Later decreases in population led to a number of these parishes being combined in the 20th century. For instance, in 1915 St Agatha's parish was absorbed by St James, and in 1972 a merged parish of Shoreditch, St Leonard with St Michael was formed.

The names of some of the ecclesiastical parishes were used to give names to wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch

Sources

  • Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.1, Frederic Youngs, London, 1979
  1. Statistical Abstract for London, 1901 (Vol. IV)
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