Parish Names Authority File

The following table is our authority file of parish names.

Canonical NameSubunitFoundation YearNotes
St Alban Wood Street97 parishes within the wallsmedieval, rebuilt 1634, destroyed 1666, rebuilt
All Hallows Barking97 parishes within the walls
All Hallows Bread Street97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt
All Hallows the Great97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt
All Hallows Honey Lane97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, parish united with St. Mary le Bow but unit continued on bills
All Hallows the Less97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, parish united with Allhallows Great but unit continued on bills
All Hallows Lombard Street97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt
All Hallows Staining97 parishes within the wallscollapsed 1671, rebuilt 1674
All Hallows London Wall97 parishes within the wallstook in St Augustine Papey in 1442
St Alphage97 parishes within the walls
St Andrew Hubbard97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, parish united with St. Mary at Hill but unit continued on bills
St Andrew Undershaft97 parishes within the walls
St Andrew Wardrobe97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt 1695
St Anne Aldersgate97 parishes within the walls
St Ann Blackfriars97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, parish united with St Andrew by the Wardrobe but unit continued on bills
St Antholin97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt 1678-84; united with St John the Baptist upon Walbrook (not rebuilt)
St Austin97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt 1683-1695; united with St Faith's (previously worshipped in St Paul's Cathedral)
St Bartholomew Exchange97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt 1683
St Benet Fink97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt 1670
St Benet Gracechurch97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, combined with St Leonard Eastcheap in 1670, rebuilt 1681-1686
St Benet Paul's Wharf97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, rebuilt 1683
St Benet Sherehog97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, not rebuilt, parish united with St Stephen Walbrook but with own churchwardens, unit continued on bills
St Botolph Billingsgate97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, not rebuilt, parish united with St George Botolph Lane
Christ Church97 parishes within the walls
St Christopher97 parishes within the walls
St Clement Eastcheap97 parishes within the walls
St Dionis Backchurch97 parishes within the walls
St Dunstan East97 parishes within the walls
St Edmund the King97 parishes within the walls
St Ethelburga97 parishes within the walls
St Faith under St Paul's97 parishes within the wallsunited with St Augustine Watling Street after the Great Fire of 1666
St Vedast alias Foster97 parishes within the walls
St Gabriel Fenchurch97 parishes within the walls
St George Botolph Lane97 parishes within the walls
St Gregory by St Paul's97 parishes within the walls
St Helen97 parishes within the walls
St James Duke's Place97 parishes within the walls1622
St James Garlickhithe97 parishes within the walls
St John Baptist97 parishes within the wallsdestroyed 1666, not rebuilt, parish united with St Antholin Budget Row, but still in bills
St John Evangelist97 parishes within the walls
St John Zachary97 parishes within the walls
St Katherine Coleman97 parishes within the walls
St Katherine Creechurch97 parishes within the walls
St Lawrence Jewry97 parishes within the walls
St Lawrence Pountney97 parishes within the walls
St Leonard Eastcheap97 parishes within the walls
St Leonard Foster Lane97 parishes within the walls
St Magnus97 parishes within the walls
St Margaret Lothbury97 parishes within the walls
St Margaret Moses97 parishes within the walls
St Margaret New Fish Street97 parishes within the walls
St Margaret Pattens97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Abchurch97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Aldermanbury97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Aldermary97 parishes within the wallsoriginally had a typo in DBN name as Aldermay instead of Aldermary, make sure gets updated everywhere
St Mary le Bow97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Bothaw97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Colechurch97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Hill97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Mounthaw97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Somerset97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Staining97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Woolchurch97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Woolnoth97 parishes within the walls
St Martin Ironmonger Lane97 parishes within the walls
St Martin Ludgate97 parishes within the walls
St Martin Orgar97 parishes within the walls
St Martin Outwich97 parishes within the walls
St Martin Vintry97 parishes within the walls
St Matthew Friday Street97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Magdalen Milk Street97 parishes within the walls
St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street97 parishes within the walls
St Michael Bassishaw97 parishes within the walls
St Michael Cornhill97 parishes within the walls
St Michael Crooked Lane97 parishes within the walls
St Michael Queenhithe97 parishes within the walls
St Michael Quern97 parishes within the walls
St Michael Royal97 parishes within the walls
St Michael Wood Street97 parishes within the walls
St Mildred Bread Street97 parishes within the walls
St Mildred Poultrey97 parishes within the walls
St Nicholas Acons97 parishes within the walls
St Nicholas Cole Abbey97 parishes within the walls
St Nicholas Olave97 parishes within the walls
St Olave Hart Street97 parishes within the walls
St Olave Jewry97 parishes within the walls
St Olave Silver Street97 parishes within the walls
St Pancras Soper Lane97 parishes within the walls
St Peter Ad Vinculaparish church of London Tower, appears in 2 Millar bills as part of the 97 (though its addition makes 98) parishes within the walls
St Peter Cheap97 parishes within the walls
St Peter Cornhill97 parishes within the walls
St Peter Paul's Wharf97 parishes within the walls
St Peter Poor97 parishes within the walls
St Stephen Coleman Street97 parishes within the walls
St Stephen Walbrook97 parishes within the walls
St Swithin97 parishes within the walls
St Thomas Apostle97 parishes within the walls
Trinity97 parishes within the walls
St Andrew Holborn16 parishes without the wallsmedieval; 1603 bills divide parish into without the walls and without the bar (in Middlesex)
St Bartholomew Great16 parishes without the wallsdissolved priory, survived the Great Fire of 1666
St Bartholomew Less16 parishes without the wallsdissolved hospital; possibly Bartholomew Hospital from 1582 bill
St Botolph Aldersgate16 parishes without the wallsdissolved hospital
St Botolph Aldgate16 parishes without the wallsmedieval
St Botolph Bishopsgate16 parishes without the wallsmedieval
Bridewell Precinct16 parishes without the wallspalace given to city 1553-6, destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and immediately rebuilt (by 1667)
St Bride16 parishes without the wallsmedieval, destroyed 1666, rebuilt by 1675
St Dunstan West16 parishes without the wallsmedieval, survived the Great Fire of 1666
St George Southwark16 parishes without the wallsSouthwark enfranchised as borough in 1295
St Giles Cripplegate16 parishes without the wallsmedieval, survived the Great Fire of 1666
St John Southwark17 parishes without the walls1733split from St Olave Southwark in 1733
St Olave Southwark16 parishes without the wallsSouthwark enfranchised as borough in 1295
St Saviour Southwark16 parishes without the wallsmerger of 1295 St Margaret and 1295 St Mary in 1541
St Sepulchre16 parishes without the wallsmedieval, unclear if changed in this period; 1603 bills divide parish into without the walls and without the bars
St Thomas Southwark16 parishes without the wallssplit from St Olave Southwark circa 1550
Holy Trinity Minories16 parishes without the wallsdissolved nunnery, parish church by 1563
Pesthouse Without the Walls16 parishes without the walls
St Anne LimehouseMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1729-1730previously part of St Dunstan's Stepney
Christ Church SurreyMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesper Wikipedia: dates to 1682 but appears in Millar earlier
Christ Church MiddlesexMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1729previously part of St Dunstan's Stepney
St George BloomsburyMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1731previously part of St Giles in the Field, recombined in 1774
St George MiddlesexMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1729built from 1714-1729, previously part of St Dunstan's Stepney
St George Queen's SquareMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1723previously chapel of ease for/part of St Andrew Holborn, without the walls
St Giles in the FieldMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesdissolved monastery, got a rector in 1547
St John at HackneyMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St John WappingMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1694previously part of St Dunstan's Stepney
St James ClerkenwellMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Katharine TowerMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Mary LambethMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Leonard ShoreditchMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Luke MiddlesexMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1733previously part of St Giles Cripplegate (without the Walls)
St Mary Magdalen BermondseyMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Mary IslingtonMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Mary NewingtonMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Mary WhitechapelMiddlesex/Surrey out parishespreviously part of St Dunstan's Stepney
St Matthew Bethnal GreenMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1743previously part of St Dunstan's Stepney
St Paul ShadwellMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1670previously part of St Dunstan's Stepney
St Mary RotherhitheMiddlesex/Surrey out parishesmedieval
St Dunstan StepneyMiddlesex/Surrey out parishes1636medieval
St Anne WestminsterWestminster out parishes1687previously part of St Martin in the Fields
St Clement DanesWestminster out parishes1604medieval; listed as part of Middlesex/Surrey in one BL bill?
St George Hanover SquareWestminster out parishes1724previously part of St Martin in the Fields, in 1729 it's in Middlesex/Surrey Millar by accident?
St James WestminsterWestminster out parishes1685previously part of St Martin in the Fields
St John WestminsterWestminster out parishes1727previously part of St Maragaret Westminster
St Paul Covent GardenWestminster out parishes1645previously part of St Martin in the Fields
St Martin in the FieldsWestminster out parishesfour "daughter parishes" broke off over time; listed as part of Middlesex/Surrey in one BL bill?
St Mary SavoyWestminster out parishesmedieval; St Mary le Strand merged with it for part of this time period
St Mary le StrandWestminster out parishes1714/1723pulled down 1549, de facto merged with St Clement Danes then Savoy Chapel / St Mary Savoy until 1714-1723. Use only when distinct from St Mary Savoy.
St Margaret WestminsterWestminster out parishessplit into St Margaret and St John's in 1727
Westminster PesthouseWestminster out parishes