Union of Benefices Act 1860
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| Long title | An Act to make better Provision for the Union of contiguous Benefices in Cities, Towns, and Boroughs |
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| Citation | 23 & 24 Vict c CXLII |
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| Royal assent | 28 August 1860 |
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| Repealed by | Pastoral Measure 1968 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 |
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Status: Repealed
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The Union of Benefices Act was a piece of legislation regarded as necessary to reduce the number of parish churches in the City of London as the residential population declined in the second half of the 19th century.
Churches affected were
As churchyards were emptied for construction projects, such as the new railway stations, many remains were exhumed and re-interred in the City of London Cemetery.
This Act was amended by the (61 & 62 Vict c 23).
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