St Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster
St Anne | |
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Civil parish | |
Area | |
• 1881 | 54 acres (0.22 km2) |
Population | |
• 1881 | 16,608 |
• 1901 | 11,493 |
• 1921 | 6,699 |
History | |
• Preceded by | City of Westminster (parish) |
Status | Civil parish (1687–1922) |
Government | St Anne Vestry (1687–1900) |
• HQ | Vestry Hall, Dean Street, Soho |
Contained within | |
• District | Strand (1837–1868)Westminster (1868–1913) City of Westminster (1913–1922) |
St Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster, also known as St Anne Soho, was a
The parish was formed in 1687 from part of the ancient parish of
St Anne Soho continued to exist as a civil parish until 1922.
Creation
It was created in 1687 from part of the ancient parish of
Government
The parish vestry of St Anne's had responsibility for the church, poor relief, and certain civil functions. These included street paving, sanitation, lighting the streets, watching, and the prevention of fire. In common with other parishes, these functions were absorbed by ad hoc authorities as local government was reformed.
Reform
It was grouped into the Strand District in 1855, when it came within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works. It was an exclave of the district, with the main part located to the southeast and adjacent to the River Thames. The parish elected twenty-four vestrymen to the Strand District Board of Works.
In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and in 1900 it became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. It was abolished as a civil parish in 1922.
Geography
The northern boundary was Oxford Street, the western boundary was Berwick Street/Rupert Street, to the south was an irregular boundary around Leicester Square, and the eastern boundary was to the west of Charing Cross Road north of Cambridge Circus and to the east of it to the south. In modern terms it corresponded to the eastern section of Soho including Chinatown.
Poor law
After the introduction of the
Population
The population at each census was:[7][8]
Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 |
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Population | 11,637 | 12,288 | 15,215 | 15,600 | 16,480 | 17,335 | 17,426 | 17,562 | 16,608 | 12,317 | 11,493 | 9,286 | 6,699 |
References
- ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
- ^ Reginald H. Adams (1971). The Parish Clerks of London. Phillimore.
- ^ "Estate and Parish History | British History Online".
- ^ "Strand RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Westminster RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "City of Westminster PLU/PLPar/RegD through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "St Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster CP through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Census, 1871. — Registration of Union Counties". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2023.