Westminster St James (or St James Piccadilly) was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. The creation of the parish followed the building of the Church of St James, Piccadilly, in 1684. After several failed attempts, the parish was formed in 1685 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields in the Liberty of Westminster and county of Middlesex. It included part of the West End of London, taking in sections of Soho, Mayfair and St James's. Civil parish administration was in the hands of a select vestry until the parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831. The vestry was reformed again in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act. In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and the vestry was abolished in 1900, replaced by Westminster City Council. The parish continued to have nominal existence until 1922.
There were attempts in 1664, 1668 and 1670 to create a new parish, with its own church, from the area of the bailiwick of St James within the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields. The creation of the new parish was resisted by the vestry of St Martin in the Fields. In 1684 the Church of St James, Piccadilly, was constructed which improved the case for providing a new parish.[1]
It was created in 1685 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields, and was within the Liberty of Westminster.[2] The parish was included in the returns of the Bills of mortality.[3]
The legislation creating the parish in 1685 provided for a select vestry of 34 vestrymen.
GeographyEdit
It corresponded to the western portion of the contemporary district of Soho, the eastern part of Mayfair and the northern part of St James's. To the north the boundary was along Oxford Street with St Marylebone, to the east it had a boundary with St Anne, Soho, running along Berwick Street and Rupert Street. To the south there was a boundary with St Martin in the Fields, roughly along Pall Mall. In the west there was a somewhat more irregular boundary with St George Hanover Square, partly following Conduit Street, Old Bond Street and Dover Street. The building of Regent Street in the early 19th century made the division of the parish between the Mayfair and Soho areas more defined.
GovernmentEdit
The parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831 and on 6 April 1832 there was an election of vestrymen by all ratepayers. In 1855 the parish vestry became a local authority within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works and the number of elected vestrymen increased by 12.
Under the Metropolis Management Act 1855 any parish that exceeded 2,000 ratepayers was to be divided into wards; as such the incorporated vestry of St James Westminster was divided into four wards (electing vestrymen): No. 1 or Great Marlborough (12), No. 2 or Pall Mall (12), No. 3 or Church (15) and No. 4 or Golden Square (9).[4][5]
The Local Government Act 1894 reformed the method of election for London vestries, with the entire vestry replaced at an election held on 15 December 1894. One third of the vestry was then elected every year starting in 1896.
Poor lawEdit
The parish was independent for the administration of the New Poor Law, until it joined the Westminster Union in 1868.
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St James Piccadilly redirects here Not to be confused with St James s Church Piccadilly Westminster St James or St James Piccadilly was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London England The creation of the parish followed the building of the Church of St James Piccadilly in 1684 After several failed attempts the parish was formed in 1685 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields in the Liberty of Westminster and county of Middlesex It included part of the West End of London taking in sections of Soho Mayfair and St James s Civil parish administration was in the hands of a select vestry until the parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831 The vestry was reformed again in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and the vestry was abolished in 1900 replaced by Westminster City Council The parish continued to have nominal existence until 1922 Westminster St JamesArea 1881815 acres 3 30 km2 1901766 acres 3 10 km2 1921767 acres 3 10 km2 Population 188129 941 190121 588 192113 644History OriginBailiwick of St James Created1685 Abolished1900 vestry 1922 civil parish Succeeded byMetropolitan Borough of WestminsterStatusCivil parishGovernmentSt James Vestry 1685 1900 HQVestry Hall Piccadilly Contents 1 Creation 2 Geography 3 Government 4 Poor law 5 Abolition 6 Population 7 ReferencesCreation EditThere were attempts in 1664 1668 and 1670 to create a new parish with its own church from the area of the bailiwick of St James within the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields The creation of the new parish was resisted by the vestry of St Martin in the Fields In 1684 the Church of St James Piccadilly was constructed which improved the case for providing a new parish 1 St James Parish Westminster Act 1685Act of Parliament nbsp Parliament of EnglandLong titleAn Act for erecting a new Parish to be called the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Citation1 Ja 2 c 10DatesRoyal assent27 June 1685It was created in 1685 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields and was within the Liberty of Westminster 2 The parish was included in the returns of the Bills of mortality 3 The legislation creating the parish in 1685 provided for a select vestry of 34 vestrymen Geography EditIt corresponded to the western portion of the contemporary district of Soho the eastern part of Mayfair and the northern part of St James s To the north the boundary was along Oxford Street with St Marylebone to the east it had a boundary with St Anne Soho running along Berwick Street and Rupert Street To the south there was a boundary with St Martin in the Fields roughly along Pall Mall In the west there was a somewhat more irregular boundary with St George Hanover Square partly following Conduit Street Old Bond Street and Dover Street The building of Regent Street in the early 19th century made the division of the parish between the Mayfair and Soho areas more defined Government EditThe parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831 and on 6 April 1832 there was an election of vestrymen by all ratepayers In 1855 the parish vestry became a local authority within the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works and the number of elected vestrymen increased by 12 Under the Metropolis Management Act 1855 any parish that exceeded 2 000 ratepayers was to be divided into wards as such the incorporated vestry of St James Westminster was divided into four wards electing vestrymen No 1 or Great Marlborough 12 No 2 or Pall Mall 12 No 3 or Church 15 and No 4 or Golden Square 9 4 5 The Local Government Act 1894 reformed the method of election for London vestries with the entire vestry replaced at an election held on 15 December 1894 One third of the vestry was then elected every year starting in 1896 Poor law EditThe parish was independent for the administration of the New Poor Law until it joined the Westminster Union in 1868 Abolition EditIn 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and in 1900 it became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster with the parish vestry replaced by Westminster City Council It was abolished as a civil parish in 1922 Population EditThe population of the parish as recorded in the decennial census was 6 Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921Population 34 462 34 093 33 819 37 053 37 398 36 406 33 619 29 941 24 995 21 588 16 159 13 644References Edit The Parish and Vestry of St James British History Online Youngs Frederic 1979 Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England Vol I Southern England London Royal Historical Society ISBN 0 901050 67 9 Reginald H Adams 1971 The Parish Clerks of London Phillimore The London Gazette Issue 21802 20 October 1855 pp 3884 3887 Retrieved 8 April 2015 H M S O Boundary Commission Report 1885 Westminster Map Vision of Britain Retrieved 8 April 2015 Westminster St James Vest through time Population Statistics Total Population 51 30 31 N 0 8 13 W 51 50861 N 0 13694 W 51 50861 0 13694 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westminster St James amp oldid 1168485893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
