St Clement Danes | |
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Civil parish | |
Area | |
• 1881 | 53 acres (0.21 km2) |
• 1901/1921 | 57 acres (0.23 km2) |
• Coordinates | 51°30′50″N 0°06′57″W / 51.5138°N 0.1158°W |
Population | |
• 1881 | 10,280 |
• 1901 | 6,090 |
• 1921 | 1,905 |
Density | |
• 1881 | 194/acre |
• 1901 | 107/acre |
• 1921 | 33/acre |
History | |
• Origin | Ancient parish |
• Created | before 1190 |
• Abolished | 1922 |
• Succeeded by | City of Westminster (parish) |
Status | Civil parish |
Government | St Clement Danes Vestry (16th century–1855) |
• Type | Vestry |
• HQ | Vestry Hall, Strand |
Contained within | |
• District | Strand (1855–1900) |
• Poor Law Union | Strand (1836–1913) City of Westminster (1913–1922) |
St Clement Danes was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England; an ecclesiastical version remains (see its Anglican church, St Clement Danes). The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster (also known as of the Savoy). The area is colloquially split between Aldwych and Adelphi areas associated with the larger Strand area in the extreme east of the City of Westminster. It includes hotels, restaurants, the Indian and Australian High Commissions and the London School of Economics. To its west is Charing Cross station which faces Trafalgar Square.