St Clement Danes (parish)
| St Clement Danes | |
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| Civil parish | |
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| Area | |
| • 1881 | 53 acres (0.21 km2) |
| • 1901/1921 | 57 acres (0.23 km2) |
| • Coordinates | 51°30′50″N 0°06′57″W / 51.5138°N 0.1158°WCoordinates: 51°30′50″N 0°06′57″W / 51.5138°N 0.1158°W |
| Population | |
| • 1881 | 10,280 |
| • 1901 | 6,090 |
| • 1921 | 1,905 |
| Density | |
| • 1881 | 194/acre |
| • 1901 | 107/acre |
| • 1921 | 33/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Ancient parish |
| • Created | 10th century |
| • Abolished | 1922 |
| • Succeeded by | City of Westminster (parish) |
| Status | Civil parish |
| Government | St Clement Danes Vestry (16th century–1855) |
| • Type | Vestry |
| • HQ | Vestry Hall, Strand |
| Contained within | |
| • District | Strand (1855–1900) |
| • Poor Law Union |
Strand (1836–1913) City of Westminster (1913–1922) |
St Clement Danes was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster. Much of the former parish is now occupied by the site of the London School of Economics and the Strand, in the extreme southeast of the City of Westminster.
It took its name from the dedication of the church of St Clement Danes. It is recorded in the early 12th century as parochia Sancti Clementis ecclesie Dacorum or 'the parish of St Clement's church of the Danes'. The name suggests there were Danes living in the area, to the west of the City of London.
It was an ancient parish and was partly within the Liberty of Westminster and partly within the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex. The Ossulstone section formed part of the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster. The parish was included in the returns of the Bills of mortality from 1604.
In 1826 the belonging to the parish, situated in Portugal Street were removed and destroyed. They were thought to be the last remaining in London.
The parish was grouped into the Strand District in 1855 when it came within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and in 1900 it became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. It was abolished as a civil parish in 1922.
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