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Hammersmith Parish Act 1834

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Hammersmith Parish Act 1834
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn 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.
Citation4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 75
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent27 June 1834
Repealed1 April 1965
Other legislation
Repealed byLondon Government Act 1963
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Hammersmith Parish Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 75) was a local Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that established the parish of Hammersmith, separate from the parish of Fulham.

Background

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "DD/818". RECORDS OF ST PAUL'S CHURCH, HAMMERSMITH. Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre.
  2. ^ "Hammersmith Parish Act 1834". The National Archives. 17 June 1834. Retrieved 20 August 2024.