St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr
St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr (also known as St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr Queen Square) was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, that existed from 1767 to 1930. The four Inns of Court are all within the parish.
| St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr | |
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| Area | |
| • 1851 | 75 acres |
| • 1891 | 111 acres |
| • 1921 | 118 acres |
| Population | |
| • 1851 | 23,355 |
| • 1891 | 26,228 |
| • 1921 | 19,224 |
| Density | |
| • 1851 | 311/acre |
| • 1891 | 236/acre |
| • 1921 | 163/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | St Andrew Holborn |
| • Created | 1767 |
| • Abolished | 1930 |
| Status | Civil parish |
 Coats of arms of St Andrew and St George | |
History
editThe ancient parish of St Andrew Holborn was partly within the City of London and partly in the county of Middlesex.
When the Queen Square area, in the Middlesex section of the parish, was developed, a new chapel dedicated to St George was constructed between 1705 and 1706. In 1723 this area became the parish of St George the Martyr.[1]
This was recombined with the remaining Middlesex portion of St Andrew Holborn in 1767 to create St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr.[2]
Governance
editThe parish became part of the district of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and was grouped into the Holborn District. The board district became the County of London in 1889 and the parish became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn in 1900. It was abolished as a civil parish in 1930.
References
edit- ^ "St George the Martyr CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ Youngs, Frederic (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. Vol. I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.