St Botolph without Aldgate
St Botolph without Aldgate was an ancient parish immediately east of and outside (without) Aldgate, a gate in London's defensive wall. The parish church was St Botolph's Aldgate.
| St Botolph without Aldgate St Botolph Aldgate | |
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The church of St Botolph's, Aldgate was in the City of London section of the parish | |
St Botolph without Aldgate civil parish, one of the parishes in the 1870s Whitechapel District (red) | |
| Area | |
| • 1851 | 37 acres |
| • 1911 | 75 acres |
| • Coordinates | 51.514°N 0.076°W |
| Area transferred | |
| • 1895 | All from St Katharine's by the Tower |
| • 1895 | All from Old Tower Without |
| - 1901 | All from Tower of London |
| Population | |
| • 1801 | 6,153 |
| • 1851 | 4,163 |
| • 1911 | 3,245 |
| Density | |
| • 1851 | 111.78/acre |
| • 1911 | 43.27/acre |
| Status | Civil parish |
The densely populated, and entirely extramural East End parish was split into two parts: the Portsoken ward of the City of London and East Smithfield in the County of Middlesex. Each part operated as a separate parish for civil administration with its own local government, but it was a single parish for ecclesiastical purposes.
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