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St Olave Silver-street

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"ST. OLAVE, Silver-street, the church of, was situated, before the fire of London, at the south-west corner of Silver-street, Aldersgate, but being consumed by the fire of London, the parish was united by act of parliament to that of St Alban, Wood-street, and the church was not rebuilt." [James Elmes. A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Brian Randell]

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This parish - no. 8 in the above map - is located in Aldersgate Ward.
The church was destroyed in 1666 and not rebuilt.
The parish was later united with St Alban Wood Street 1670, St Vedast Foster Lane 1954.

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Archives & Libraries

London Metropolitan Archive holdings for St Olave Silver-street.

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Church History

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Church Records

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

Non-Church of England denominations identified in St Alban Wood Street with St Olave Silver Street include: Independent/Congregational and Presbyterian [LDS FamilySearch Wiki].

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Description & Travel

Wikipedia page on St Olave Silver-street.

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Gazetteers

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History

Summary history of St Olave Silver-street parish, from the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.

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Land & Property

Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of the parish of St Olave Silver-street - provides "information from census records, trade directories, etc."

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ323816 (Lat/Lon: 51.517689, -0.094505), St Olave Silver-street which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

Surnames from the 1881 census in the St Olave Silver Street district.

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Occupations

Clerical career summaries for the parish of (i) St Olave Silver-street and (ii) St Alban Wood Street With St Olave Silver Street, from the Clergy of the Church of England Database website.

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Taxation

Sources for listings of taxpayer names for St Olave Silver-street parish, listed on the LDS FamilySearch wiki.