| Parishes within the walls of the city | 97 |
| Parishes without the walls | 17 |
| Parishes in the city and liberties of Westminster | 10 |
| Out parishes in Middlesex and Surrey | 24 |
| 148 |
The parishes which have been annexed to the above at different periods since the commencement of the present century are:—
| Parishes added by the late Mr. Rickman (see Pop. Abstracts, 1801-31) (including Chelsea, Kensington, Paddington, St. Marylebone, and St. Pancras) | 5 |
| Parishes added by the Registrar General, 1838 (including Hammersmith, Fulham, Stoke Newington, Stratford-le-Bow, Bromley, Camberwell, Deptford, Greenwich, and Woolwich) | 10 |
| Parishes added by the Registrar General in 1844 (including Clapham, Battersea, Wandsworth, Putney, Lower Tooting, and Streatham) | 6 |
| Parishes added by the Registrar General in 1846 (comprising Hampstead, Charlton, Plumstead, Eltham, Lee, Kidbroke, and Lewisham) | 7 |
| Total number of parishes in the metropolis, as defined by the Registrar General | 176 |
The extent of London, according to the limits assigned to it at the several periods above mentioned, was—
| Stat. Acres. | Sq. miles. | |
|---|---|---|
| London within the old bills of mortality, from 1726 | 21,080 | 32 |
| London, within the limits adopted by the late Mr. Rickman, 1801-31 | 29,850 | 46 |
| London, within the limits adopted by the Registrar General, 1838-43 | 44,850 | 70 |
| London, within the limits adopted by the Registrar General, 1844-46 | 55,650 | 87 |
| London, within the limits adopted by the Registrar General in 1847-51 | 74,070 | 115 |
“London,” observes Mr. Weale, “has now swallowed up many cities, towns, villages, and separate jurisdictions. The four commonwealths, or kingdoms, of the Middle Saxons, East Saxons, the South Rick, and the Kentwaras, once ruled over its surface. It now embraces the episcopal cities of London and Westminster, the towns of Woolwich, Deptford, and Wandsworth, the watering places of Hampstead, Highgate, Islington, Acton, and Kilburn, the fishing town of Barking, the once secluded and ancient villages of Ham, Hornsey, Sydenham, Lee, Kensington, Fulham, Lambeth, Clapham, Paddington, Hackney, Chelsea, Stoke Newington, Newington Butts, Plumstead, and many others.”
The 176 parishes now included by the Registrar General within the boundaries of the metropolis, are arranged by him into five districts, of which the areas, population, and number of inhabited houses were on the 31st of March, 1851, as undermentioned:—
TABLE SHOWING THE AREA, NUMBER OF INHABITED HOUSES, AND POPULATION OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE METROPOLIS, 1841-51.
| Divisions of Metropolis. | Statute Acres. | Population. | Inhabited Houses. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841. | 1851. | 1841. | 1851. | ||
| West Districts. | |||||
| Kensington | 7,860 | 74,898 | 119,990 | 10,962 | 17,292 |
| Chelsea | 780 | 40,243 | 56,543 | 5,648 | 7,629 |
| St. George’s, Hanover-square | 1,090 | 66,657 | 73,207 | 7,630 | 8,795 |
| Westminster | 840 | 56,802 | 65,609 | 6,439 | 6,647 |
| St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields | 260 | 25,132 | 24,557 | 2,439 | 2,323 |
| St. James’s, Westminster | 165 | 37,457 | 36,426 | 3,590 | 3,460 |
| North Districts. | |||||
| Marylebone | 1,490 | 138,383 | 157,679 | 14,169 | 15,955 |
| Hampstead (added 1846) | 2,070 | 10,109 | 11,986 | 1,411 | 1,719 |
| Pancras | 2,600 | 129,969 | 167,198 | 14,766 | 18,731 |
| Islington | 3,050 | 55,779 | 95,154 | 8,508 | 13,558 |
| Hackney | 3,950 | 42,328 | 58,424 | 7,192 | 9,861 |
| Central Districts. | |||||
| St Giles’s | 250 | 54,378 | 54,062 | 4,959 | 4,778 |
| Strand | 163 | 43,667 | 44,446 | 4,327 | 3,938 |
| Holborn | 188 | 44,532 | 46,571 | 4,603 | 4,517 |
| Clerkenwell | 320 | 56,799 | 64,705 | 6,946 | 7,259 |
| St. Luke’s | 240 | 49,908 | 54,058 | 6,385 | 6,421 |
| East London | [9]230 | 39,718 | 44,407 | 4,796 | 4,785 |
| West London | 29,188 | 28,829 | 3,010 | 2,745 | |
| London, City of | [10]370 | 56,009 | 55,908 | 7,921 | 7,329 |
| East Districts. | |||||
| Shoreditch | 620 | 83,564 | 109,209 | 12,642 | 15,433 |
| Bethnal Green | 760 | 74,206 | 90,170 | 11,782 | 13,370 |
| Whitechapel | 316 | 71,879 | 79,756 | 8,834 | 8,832 |
| St George’s in the East | 230 | 41,416 | 48,375 | 5,985 | 6,151 |
| Stepney | 2,518 | 90,831 | 110,669 | 14,364 | 16,346 |
| Poplar | 1,250 | 31,171 | 47,157 | 5,066 | 6,882 |
| South Districts. | |||||
| St. Saviour’s, Southwark | [11] | 33,027 | 35,729 | 4,659 | 4,613 |
| St. Olave’s, Southwark | [11] | 19,869 | 19,367 | 2,523 | 2,365 |
| Bermondsey | 620 | 35,002 | 48,128 | 5,674 | 7,095 |
| St. George’s, Southwark | [11]590 | 46,718 | 51,825 | 6,663 | 7,005 |
| Newington | 630 | 54,693 | 64,805 | 9,370 | 10,468 |
| Lambeth | 3,640 | 116,072 | 139,240 | 17,791 | 20,520 |
| Wandsworth (added 1843) | 10,800 | 39,918 | 50,770 | 6,459 | 8,290 |
| Camberwell | 4,570 | 39,931 | 54,668 | 6,843 | 9,417 |
| Rotherhithe | 690 | 13,940 | 17,778 | 2,420 | 2,834 |
| Greenwich | 4,570 | 81,125 | 99,404 | 11,995 | 14,423 |
| Lewisham (added 1846) | 16,350 | 23,051 | 34,831 | 3,966 | 5,936 |
| Total London Division | 74,070 | 1,948,369 | 2,361,640 | 262,737 | 307,722 |