Westminster St Margaret and St John
| St Margaret and St John St Margaret (until 1727) Westminster District (1855–1887) |
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| Area | |
| • 1881 | 815 acres (3.30 km2) |
| • 1901 | 766 acres (3.10 km2) |
| • 1921 | 767 acres (3.10 km2) |
| • Coordinates | 51°29′58″N 0°08′00″W / 51.4995°N 0.1333°WCoordinates: 51°29′58″N 0°08′00″W / 51.4995°N 0.1333°W |
| Population | |
| • 1881 | 59,926 |
| • 1901 | 51,068 |
| • 1921 | 39,916 |
| Density | |
| • 1881 | 73.53/acre |
| • 1901 | 66.67/acre |
| • 1921 | 52.04/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Ancient parish |
| • Created | 10th century |
| • Abolished | 1922 |
| • Succeeded by | City of Westminster (parish) |
| Status | District (1855–1887) |
| Government | St Margaret Vestry (16th century–1727) St Margaret and St John Vestry (1727–1855) Westminster District Board of Works (1855–1887) St Margaret and St John Combined Vestry (1887–1900) |
| • Type | Vestry |
| • HQ | Town Hall, Caxton Street |
 Seal of the united vestry in 1888 |
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| Contained within | |
| • City and liberty | Westminster (until 1900) |
| • Metropolitan borough | Westminster (1900–1922) |
| • Poor Law Union | St George's (1870–1913) City of Westminster (1913–1922) |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Parishes (after 1727) |
| • Units | St John St Margaret |
St Margaret was an ancient parish in the City and Liberty of Westminster and the county of Middlesex. It included the core of modern Westminster, including the Palace of Westminster and the area around, but not including Westminster Abbey. In 1727 it was divided into St Margaret's and St John's, to coincide with the building of the Church of St John the Evangelist, constructed by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches in Smith Square to meet the demands of the growing population, but there continued to be a single vestry for the parishes of St Margaret and St John. This was reformed in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act, and the two parishes formed the Westminster District until 1887. In 1889 St Margaret and St John became part of the County of London. The vestry was abolished in 1900, to be replaced by Westminster City Council, but St Margaret and St John continued to have a nominal existence until 1922.
St Margaret was an ancient parish, governed by a vestry and within the City and Liberty of Westminster. Before 1542 the parish included territory between the church of St Clement Danes and the Palace of Westminster, that became part of the parish of St Martin in the Fields.
The Commission for Building Fifty New Churches was set up to build new churches for populous parishes in the London area and Church of St John the Evangelist was completed in 1728. To coincide with this, a new parish of St John the Evangelist for civil and ecclesiastical purposes was split off from St Margaret in 1727.
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