The Hammersmith Parish Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. lxxv) was a local act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established the parish of Hammersmith, separate from the parish of Fulham.
Background Hammersmith was originally a hamlet within the parish of Fulham.
In 1629, inhabitants of Hammersmith, including the Earl of Mulgrave and Nicholas Crispe, successfully petitioned the Bishop of London for a chapel of ease to be built at St Paul's, Church, in Hammersmith.
On 7 June 1631, the chapelry was consecrated by Bishop Laud. A perpetual curacy was established and the chapelry developed its own independent vestry.
Provisions The act enacted that, on the passing of the act: The Hamlet of Hammersmith should become a distinct parish for all parochial purposes, named Hammersmith Parish. The Church of Saint Paul should be the parish church, vested in the Vicar of Hammersmith for the time being and his successors forever, with the perpetual curacy converted into a vicarage and Francis Thomas Atwood as the new Vicar of Hammersmith.
Legacy The whole act was repealed by the London Government Act 1963, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it.
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