Hammersmith (parish)
| Hammersmith | |||||||||
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| Civil parish | |||||||||
| 1834–1965 | |||||||||
Hammersmith within the County of London | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 51°29′29″N 0°14′03″W / 51.4915°N 0.2341°W | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1801 | 5,600 | ||||||||
• 1851 | 17,760 | ||||||||
• 1901 | 112,239 | ||||||||
• 1951 | 119,367 | ||||||||
• 1961 | 110,333 | ||||||||
| • Type | Civil parish | ||||||||
| Legislature |
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| Historical era | 19th century–20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 1834 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1965 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | ||||||||
| Map of parish boundary | |||||||||
Hammersmith was a civil parish in London, England, from 1834 to 1965. The hamlet of Hammersmith in the parish of Fulham had been governed by the Hammersmith Vestry following the construction of the chapel of St Paul's in 1629–1631. The Hammersmith Parish Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. lxxv) made formal the separation from Fulham. The parish was recombined with Fulham as the Fulham District for civil purposes from 1855 to 1886 and for the New Poor Law from 1845 to 1889. In 1900 the parish was superseded for local government by the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith. The parish continued to be used for election of boards of guardians until 1930 and was abolished in 1965. Its former area now forms the northern part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.