Southwark St Margaret
| Southwark St Margaret | |
|---|---|
| Ancient parish | |
| History | |
| • Abolished | 1541 |
| • Succeeded by | Southwark St Saviour |
| Status | Ancient parish |
| Government | Guild of the Assumption of St Margaret's Church |
| • HQ | St Margaret's Church |
| Contained within | |
| • Borough | Southwark |
| • Hundred | Brixton |
| • County | Surrey |
| • Country | England |
| Today part of | London Borough of Southwark |
St Margaret was a parish in the ancient borough of Southwark, located south of the River Thames in the Brixton Hundred of Surrey. It was abolished in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and replaced with the parish of St Saviour. The parish church was located on what is now Borough High Street and the area now forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It was from 1444 governed by the Guild of the Assumption of St Margaret's Church.