St. Michael, Cornhill (Parish)

The parish of St. Michael, Cornhill is one of two parishes within Cornhill Ward. Although not much geographical information is known about the parish of St. Michael, Cornhill, the births, marriages, and deaths of its parishioners is detailed in the parish register, which began in 1456 CE (Waterlow xvii). Notable parishioners include Alderman Robert Fabian, the physician to King Henry VIII, and John Stow. Stow’s mother and father, as well as his grandfather and great grandfather are buried in the churchyard of St. Michael, Cornhill (xx).

References

  • Citation

    Waterlow, Alfred James. The accounts of the churchwardens of the parish of St. Michael, Cornhill, in the city of London, from 1456 to 1608. With miscellaneous memoranda contained in the Great book of accounts, and extracts from the proceedings of the vestry, from 1563 to 1607. London: 1871. Open.

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