Shoreditch (parish)
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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. The parish church is St Leonard's, Shoreditch, often simply called "Shoreditch Church".
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Shoreditch St Leonard | |
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Area | |
• 1881 | 648 acres (2.62 km2) |
• 1901 | 658 acres (2.66 km2) |
• 1961 | 659 acres (2.67 km2) |
Population | |
• 1881 | 126,591 |
• 1901 | 118,637 |
• 1961 | 40,455 |
Density | |
• 1881 | 195/acre |
• 1901 | 180/acre |
• 1961 | 61/acre |
History | |
• Origin | Ancient parish |
• Abolished | 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Coterminous with Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch from 1900 Replaced by London Borough of Hackney |
Status | Civil parish |
Government | Vestry of the Parish of Shoreditch (1855—1900) |
• HQ | Town Hall, Old Street |
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