Rebuilding of London Act 1670

LV. Recital of 18 & 19 C. II. c. 8. § 29. (19 C. II. c. 3. § 31.)

Fifty-one Parishes to be within the City of London.; The Names of the Fifty-one Parishes.

And whereas by a late Act of this present Parlyament entituled An Act for rebuilding the City of London, It was enacted That the Parishes to be rebuilded within the said City of London in lieu of those which were demolished by the late dreadfull Fire should not exceede the number of Thirty nine. But forasmuch as upon an exact Survey taken of the number of Houses to be rebuilded, and of the extent of the respective Parishes necessary to be setled and continued within the said City, It doth appeare that the Parishes to be setled and continued, and the Parish Churches to be rebuilded within the said City of London in lieu of those demolished or consumed by the said rate Fire cannot conveniently by Union or otherwise be reduced to a lesse number then Fifty one Bee it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That the number of Parishes to be setled and of Parish Churches to be rebuilded within the said City of London shall be Fifty one, The aforesaid Act or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. And that the Fifty one Parishes soe to be continued shall be as hereafter followeth That is to say Alhallowes [X1 Lumber] streete, Saint Bartholimew Exchange, Saint Bridges alias Brides, Saint Bennets Finck, Saint Michaels Crooked lane, Saint Christophers, Saint Dionesse. Backe Church, Saint Dunstons in the East, Saint James Garlike-hithe, Saint Michaell Cornhill, Saint Michaell Bassishaw, Saint Margaret Loathbury, Saint Mary Aldermanbury, Saint Martin Ludgate, Saint Peters Cornhill Saint Stephens Coleman streete and Saint Sepulchres shall remaine and continue as heretofore they were. And that the respective Parish Churches to each of the said Parishes belonging shall be rebuilded and continued for the use of the said Parishes, and that the severall Parishes hereafter mentioned shall be respectively united into one Parish in manner [X2 hereafter] following that is to say,

Parishes herein mentioned to be united.

The Parishes of Alhallowes Breedstreete and Saint John Evangalist shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Alhallowes Breed streete shall be rebuilded, and shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Alhallowes the Great and Alhallowes the Lesse shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Alhallowes the Great shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The Parishes of Saint Albans Woodstreete and Saint Olaves Silver streete shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Albanes Woodstreete shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Anne and Agnes and Saint John Zacharie shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Anne and Agnes shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Austins and Saint Faiths shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Austins shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Andrew Wardrobe and Saint Anne Blacke-Fryers shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Andrew Wardrobe shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Antholins and Saint John Baptist shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Antholins shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Bennet Grace Church and Saint Leonard Eastcheape shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Bennet Grace Church shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Bennet Pauls-Wharfe, and Saint Peter Pauls-wharfe shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Bennet Pauls-wharfe shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Christ Church and Saint Leonard Foster lane shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Christ Church shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Edmond the King, and Saint Nicholas Acons shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Edmond the King shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint George Buttolph lane, and Saint Buttolph Billinsgate shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint George Buttolph lane shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Lawrence Jury and Saint Magdalens Milke streete shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Lawrence Jury shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Magnus and Saint Margaret New-Fish streete shall be united into one parish; and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Magnus shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Michaell Royall and Saint Martins Vintry shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Michaell Royall shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mathew Friday streete and Saint Peters Cheape shall be united into one parish and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mathew Friday streete shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Margaret Pattens and Saint Gabriell Fenn Church shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Margaret Pattens shall be the parish Church of the said [X3 parises] soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mary Atthill and Saint Andrew Hubbord shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mary Atthill shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mary Woolnoth and Saint Mary Wool Church shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mary Woolnoth shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Clement Eastcheap and Saint Martins Orgars shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Clement Eastcheap shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mary Ab-Church and Saint Lawrence Pountney shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mary Ab-Church shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mary Aldermary and Saint Thomas Apostles shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mary Aldermary shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mary le Bow, Saint Pancras Soaper lane, and Alhallowes Honey lane shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mary le Bow shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mildreds Poultrey and Saint Mary Cole Church shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mildreds Poultrey shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Michaell Woodstreete and Saint Mary Staining shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Michaell Woodstreete shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mildred Bread Streete and Saint Margaret Moses shall be united into one parish and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mildred Bread streete shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The Parishes of Saint Michael Queene Hythe and Trinity shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Michaell Queene Hythe shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mary Magdalens Old Fish Streete and Saint Gregories shall be united into one parish and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Old Fish Streete shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Mary Somerset and Saint Mary Munthaw shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the parish of Saint Mary Somerset shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Nicholas Cole Abby and Saint Nicholas Olaves shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Nicholas Cole Abby shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Olaves Jury and Saint Martins Pomroy alias Iremonger lane shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Olaves Jury shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Stephen Walbrooke and Saint Bennet Sher hogg shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Stephen Walbrooke shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Swithin and Saint Mary Bothaw shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Swithin shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

The parishes of Saint Vedost alias Saint Fosters and Saint Michaell Quern shall be united into one parish, and the Church heretofore belonging to the said parish of Saint Vedost alias Saint Fosters shall be the parish Church of the said parishes soe united.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Lumbard O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X2 interlined on the Roll.

X3 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Parishes O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]