Bermondsey (parish)
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| Bermondsey | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Civil parish |
| 1851 area | 688 acres (2.78 km²)[1] |
| 1901 area | 626 acres (2.53 km²)[1] |
| HQ | Town Hall, Spa Road |
| History | |
| Origin | Ancient parish |
| Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1801 population | 17,169[1] |
| 1851 population - 1851 density |
48,128[1] 70/acre |
| 1901 population - 1901 density |
82,483[1] 132/acre |
| Politics | |
| Governance | Vestry (1855-1900) |
Bermondsey (also known as St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey) was a parish in the metropolitan area of London, England.
The ancient parish was part of Hundred of Brixton and County of Surrey. In 1855 it was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The act establishing the MBW also incorporated a new elected local authority for the parish known as The Vestry of the Parish of Bermondsey in the County of Surrey.[2]
In 1889 the area of the Metropolitan Board was constituted the County of London, and Bermondsey was transferred to the new county. In 1900 the County of London was divided into twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs, and the parish became the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey, with the borough council replacing the vestry.
The population of the parish in 1896 was 84,632 and it had adopted the Public Libraries Act 1850 in 1887. For electoral purposes the parish was divided into four wards and had 120 elected vestrymen.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Vision of Britain - Bermondsey population (area and density)
- ^ 18 & 19 Vict. c.120, S.42
- The London Manual 1899-1900 edited by Robert Donald (Edward Lloyd Ltd., 1899)
