Westminster St Margaret and St John

St Margaret and St John St Margaret (until 1727) Westminster District (1855–1887)
Civil parish
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°W / 51.4995; -0.1333
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
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. It was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727, 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. St Margaret and St John became part of the County of London in 1889. 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.