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St Michael Queenhithe

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"ST. MICHAEL, Queenhithe, the church of, named from its saint and situation, stands on the north side of Upper Thames-street, opposite Queenhithe; which was formerly called Corn-hithe, as all the corn brought from the western parts of the county was landed here. The earliest mention of this church was under the name of St. Michael de Cornhithe in 1181. . . The ancient church having been destroyed by the fire of London, the present structure was erected in its stead, by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677. It consists of a well proportioned body, lighted by two series of windows; the tower is plain, with a well proportioned spire, terminated by a ship by way of a vane, 135 feet from the ground. On its rebuilding after the great fire the parish of Trinity the Less was united to it by act of parliament. . . The present rector is the Rev T. L. Strong, who was instituted by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's in 1822." [James Elmes. A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Brian Randell]

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This parish - no. 75 in the above map - is located in Queenhithe Ward.
The church was destroyed in 1666, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1875.
The parish was later united with St James Garlickhithe 1875.

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Archives & Libraries

London Metropolitan Archive holdings for St Michael Queenhithe.

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Biography

Bartholomew Fish of Queenhithe - in the Mr Pepys' Small Change website.

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Church Records

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

Non-Church of England denominations identified in St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less include: Lutheran and Roman Catholic (German) [LDS FamilySearch Wiki].

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Description & Travel

Wikipedia page on St Michael Queenhithe.

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Gazetteers

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History

Summary history of St Michael Queenhithe parish, from the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.

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Land & Property

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

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ323808 (Lat/Lon: 51.510911, -0.095396), St Michael Queenhithe which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

Surnames from the 1881 census in the St Michael Queenhithe district.

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Occupations

Clerical career summaries for the parish of (i) St Michael Queenhithe and (ii) St Michael Queenhithe With Holy Trinity The Less, from the Clergy of the Church of England Database website.

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Taxation

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