Bermondsey (parish)
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Bermondsey was a parish in the metropolitan area of London
, England
.
The ancient parish was part of Hundred of Brixton
and County of Surrey
. In 1855 it was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works
. The act
establishing the MBW also incorporated a new elected local authority for the parish known as The Vestry of the Parish of Bermondsey in the County of Surrey.
The population of the parish in 1896 was 84,632 and it had adopted the Public Libraries Act 1850
in 1887. For electoral purposes the parish was divided into four wards and had 120 elected vestrymen.
In 1889 the area of the Metropolitan Board was reconstituted as the County of London
, and Bermondsey was transferred to the new county. In 1900 the County of London was divided into twenty-eight metropolitan borough
s. The parish became the core part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey
, which also covered the parish of Rotherhithe, and the area of the St Olave's District Board of Works (consisting of the two parishes of Southwark St John Horsleydown and Southwark St Olave and St Thomas). A borough council replaced the vestries and board, and in 1904 all four parishes in the borough were merged as the single civil parish of Bermondsey.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The ancient parish was part of Hundred of Brixton
Brixton (hundred)
Brixton Hundred or the Hundred of Brixton was an ancient hundred in the north east of the county of Surrey, England. Its area has been entirely absorbed by the growth of London; with its name currently referring to the Brixton district...
and County of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. In 1855 it was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works
Metropolitan Board of Works
The Metropolitan Board of Works was the principal instrument of London-wide government from 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in 1889. Its principal responsibility was to provide infrastructure to cope with London's rapid growth, which it successfully accomplished. The MBW...
. The act
Metropolis Management Act 1855
The Metropolis Management Act 1855 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Metropolitan Board of Works, a London-wide body to co-ordinate the construction of the city's infrastructure. The Act also created a second tier of local government consisting of parish vestries...
establishing the MBW also incorporated a new elected local authority for the parish known as The Vestry of the Parish of Bermondsey in the County of Surrey.
The population of the parish in 1896 was 84,632 and it had adopted the Public Libraries Act 1850
Public Libraries Act 1850
The Public Libraries Act 1850 was an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which first gave local boroughs the power to establish free public libraries...
in 1887. For electoral purposes the parish was divided into four wards and had 120 elected vestrymen.
In 1889 the area of the Metropolitan Board was reconstituted as the County of London
County of London
The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888. The Act created an administrative County of...
, and Bermondsey was transferred to the new county. In 1900 the County of London was divided into twenty-eight metropolitan borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
s. The parish became the core part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey
Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey
The Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London, created in 1900 by the London Government Act 1899. It was abolished and its area became part of the London Borough of Southwark in 1965.-History:...
, which also covered the parish of Rotherhithe, and the area of the St Olave's District Board of Works (consisting of the two parishes of Southwark St John Horsleydown and Southwark St Olave and St Thomas). A borough council replaced the vestries and board, and in 1904 all four parishes in the borough were merged as the single civil parish of Bermondsey.