Hammersmith Parish Act 1834

Hammersmith Parish Act 1834

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An 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.
Citation	4 & 5 Will. 4. c. lxxv
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	27 June 1834
Repealed	1 April 1965
Other legislation
Repealed by	London Government Act 1963
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

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

Background

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

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

• The Hamlet of Hammersmith should become a distinct parish for all parochial purposes, named Hammersmith Parish.
• The Church of Saint Paul should be the parish church, vested in the Vicar of Hammersmith for the time being and his successors forever, with the perpetual curacy converted into a vicarage and Francis Thomas Atwood as the new Vicar of Hammersmith.

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by the London Government Act 1963, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it.

References

1. "DD/818". RECORDS OF ST PAUL'S CHURCH, HAMMERSMITH. Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre.
2. "Hammersmith Parish Act 1834", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Will4/4-5 c. 75