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St Mildred Poultry

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"ST. MILDRED IN THE POULTRY, the church of, dedicated to the same saint, as the preceding, stands at the corner of St. Mildred's-court, on the north side of the Poultry, nearly opposite Walbrook. It is of ancient foundation, for John de Aswell was collated to it in 1325. The ancient church was burned down in 1666, and the present substantial edifice erected in its stead, by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1676, and the parish of St. Mary Cole, or Colechurch, was united to it by act of parliament. This church is in the patronage of the Mercers' Company, and that of St. Mildred, since the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII., to the crown. The united parishes are a rectory, in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the before mentioned alternate patronage. The present rector is the Rev. Richard Crawley, Rector of Rotherfield, who was instituted by the Lord Chancellor in 1807." [James Elmes. A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Brian Randell]

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This parish - no. 23 in the above map - is located in Cheap Ward.
The church was destroyed in 1666, rebuilt by Wren, sold 1872, soon demolished.
The parish was later united with St Olave Jewry 1871, St Margaret Lothbury 1886.

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Archives & Libraries

London Metropolitan Archive holdings for St Mildred Poultry.

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Church History

Milbourn, Thomas. The history of the Church of St. Mildred the Virgin, Poultry, in the city of London, with some particulars of the Church of St. Mary Colechurch, (destroyed in the great fire, A.D. 1666.) London, J. R. Smith, (1872) 132 pp. [Full text]
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Church Records

Online Parish Register Images and Indexes for St Mildred Poultry parish are provided by, or at various subscription sites via, the LDS FamilySearch wiki.

Independent/Congregational is the only identified non-Church of England denomination in St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch [LDS FamilySearch Wiki].

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Description & Travel

Wikipedia page on St Mildred Poultry.

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Gazetteers

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History

Summary history of St Mildred Poultry parish, from the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.

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Maps

Plan of the Parish of St Mildred Poultry in 1771 from COLLAGE, the London Picture Archive.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ326812 (Lat/Lon: 51.513737, -0.089988), St Mildred Poultry which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

Surnames from the 1881 census in the St Mildred Poultry and St Mildred Poultry London districts.

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Occupations

Clerical career summaries for the parish of (i) St Mildred Poultry and (ii) St Mildred Poultry With St Mary Colechurch, from the Clergy of the Church of England Database website.

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Taxation

Sources for listings of taxpayer names for St Mildred Poultry parish, listed on the LDS FamilySearch wiki.