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Southwark St Olave

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In 1896 St Olave was abolished as a civil parish and was combined again with Southwark St Thomas to form Southwark St Olave and St Thomas. In 1900 the combined parish became part of the
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was born here in about 1559 and lived here and in a surrounding parish. She is notable because a detailed account of her life was recorded. She died after 1619.
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and was abolished in 1904, with its former area absorbed into the Bermondsey civil parish, as was that of St John Horsleydown.
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The ecclesiastical parish of St Olave was abolished in 1947, and then formed part of Southwark St Olave and St John.
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A map showing the St Olave & St Thomas wards of Bermondsey Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
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is the main thoroughfare of the parish and that article covers much of the secular history of the area
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The parish became, with St John Horsleydown and St Thomas, part of the St Olave
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replaced the civil parish in 1896. It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed by
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Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England
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was an ancient civil and ecclesiastical parish on the south bank of the
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Southwark St Olave covers most of the left of this 2004 photo
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Former civil parishes in the London Borough of Southwark
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It was absorbed by the 390: 388: 386: 331:Union and in 1855 it became part of the 318: 430:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 303:, corresponding to the hospital of the 14: 682: 423: 394: 457: 383: 290: 24: 344:Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey 263:, ultimately named after St. King 25: 711: 352: 314: 255:, covering the area around where 518: 484:History of the formation of the 281:Southwark St Olave and St Thomas 59: 48: 42:Southwark St Olave and St Thomas 18:Southwark St Olave and St Thomas 395:Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1979). 581:Southwark St George the Martyr 417: 200: • Succeeded by 13: 1: 586:Southwark St John Horsleydown 424:Gowing, Laura (24 May 2012), 376: 309:Southwark St John Horsleydown 29:St Olave's Church, Southwark 7: 700:Bills of mortality parishes 486:London Borough of Southwark 432:, Oxford University Press, 363: 261:London Borough of Southwark 241:London Borough of Southwark 10: 716: 26: 619: 548: 527: 516: 492: 259:now stands in the modern 236: 232: 228: 224: 214: 210: 198: 188: 178: 171: 167: 157: 147: 137: 130: 126: 116: 106: 96: 89: 85: 81:48 acres (190,000 m) 75: 68: 58: 47: 38: 591:Southwark St Mary Overie 401:Royal Historical Society 305:Archbishop of Canterbury 438:10.1093/ref:odnb/101324 576:Southwark Christchurch 324: 190: • Abolished 596:Southwark St Margaret 493:Metropolitan boroughs 322: 666:51.50444°N 0.08083°W 606:Southwark St Saviour 297:Borough of Southwark 27:For the church, see 662: /  611:Southwark St Thomas 301:Southwark St Thomas 257:Shard London Bridge 180: • Origin 671:51.50444; -0.08083 601:Southwark St Olave 325: 249:Southwark St Olave 39:Southwark St Olave 645: 644: 333:St Olave District 277:St Saviour's Dock 265:Olaf II of Norway 246: 245: 159: • 1891 149: • 1881 139: • 1871 118: • 1891 108: • 1881 98: • 1871 77: • 1891 43: 16:(Redirected from 707: 677: 676: 674: 673: 672: 667: 663: 660: 659: 658: 655: 522: 478: 471: 464: 455: 454: 448: 447: 446: 444: 421: 415: 414: 392: 337:County of London 291:Boundary changes 201: 191: 181: 160: 150: 140: 119: 109: 99: 78: 63: 52: 41: 36: 35: 21: 715: 714: 710: 709: 708: 706: 705: 704: 680: 679: 670: 668: 664: 661: 656: 653: 651: 649: 648: 646: 641: 615: 544: 528:District boards 523: 514: 488: 482: 452: 451: 442: 440: 422: 418: 411: 393: 384: 379: 366: 355: 317: 293: 199: 189: 179: 158: 148: 138: 117: 107: 97: 76: 64: 53: 40: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 713: 703: 702: 697: 692: 643: 642: 640: 639: 634: 629: 623: 621: 617: 616: 614: 613: 608: 603: 598: 593: 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 563: 558: 552: 550: 546: 545: 543: 542: 537: 531: 529: 525: 524: 517: 515: 513: 512: 507: 502: 496: 494: 490: 489: 481: 480: 473: 466: 458: 450: 449: 416: 409: 381: 380: 378: 375: 374: 373: 365: 362: 354: 353:Notable people 351: 316: 315:Administration 313: 292: 289: 244: 243: 238: 234: 233: 230: 229: 226: 225: 222: 221: 216: 212: 211: 208: 207: 202: 196: 195: 192: 186: 185: 184:Ancient parish 182: 176: 175: 173: 169: 168: 165: 164: 161: 155: 154: 151: 145: 144: 141: 135: 134: 132: 128: 127: 124: 123: 120: 114: 113: 110: 104: 103: 100: 94: 93: 91: 87: 86: 83: 82: 79: 73: 72: 70: 66: 65: 56: 55: 45: 44: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 712: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 687: 685: 678: 675: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 624: 622: 618: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 553: 551: 547: 541: 538: 536: 533: 532: 530: 526: 521: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 497: 495: 491: 487: 479: 474: 472: 467: 465: 460: 459: 456: 439: 435: 431: 427: 420: 412: 410:0-901050-67-9 406: 402: 398: 391: 389: 387: 382: 371: 370:Tooley Street 368: 367: 361: 359: 350: 347: 345: 340: 338: 334: 330: 321: 312: 310: 306: 302: 298: 288: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 269:London Bridge 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 242: 239: 237:Today part of 235: 231: 227: 223: 220: 217: 213: 209: 206: 203: 197: 193: 187: 183: 177: 174: 170: 166: 162: 156: 152: 146: 142: 136: 133: 129: 125: 121: 115: 111: 105: 101: 95: 92: 88: 84: 80: 74: 71: 67: 62: 57: 51: 46: 37: 34: 30: 19: 647: 637:Paris Garden 600: 535:St Saviour's 441:, retrieved 429: 419: 396: 358:Agnes Cowper 356: 348: 341: 326: 294: 280: 273:Tower Bridge 253:River Thames 248: 247: 219:Civil parish 33: 669: / 571:Rotherhithe 684:Categories 654:51°30′16″N 561:Camberwell 556:Bermondsey 505:Camberwell 500:Bermondsey 399:. 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Southwark St Olave and St Thomas
St Olave's Church, Southwark
Southwark St Olave covered most of the left of this 2004 photo, taken looking west with St Saviour's Dock above the barges at the bottom and London Bridge at the top

Bermondsey
Civil parish
London Borough of Southwark
River Thames
Shard London Bridge
London Borough of Southwark
Olaf II of Norway
London Bridge
Tower Bridge
St Saviour's Dock
Bermondsey
Borough of Southwark
Southwark St Thomas
Archbishop of Canterbury
Southwark St John Horsleydown

Poor Law
St Olave District
County of London
Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey
Agnes Cowper
Tooley Street



Royal Historical Society

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