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.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| 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. |
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| Citation | 4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 75 |
| 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| Repealed | 1 April 1965 |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| Repealed by | London Government Act 1963 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Background
editHammersmith 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
editThe 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.