| Shoreditch St Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • 1881 | 648 acres (2.62 km2) |
| • 1901 | 658 acres (2.66 km2) |
| • 1961 | 659 acres (2.67 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1881 | 126,591 |
| • 1901 | 118,637 |
| • 1961 | 40,455 |
| Density | |
| • 1881 | 195/acre |
| • 1901 | 180/acre |
| • 1961 | 61/acre |
| History | |
| • Origin | Ancient parish |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Coterminous with Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch from 1900 Replaced by London Borough of Hackney |
| Status | Civil parish |
| Government | Vestry of the Parish of Shoreditch (1855—1900) |
| • HQ | Town Hall, Old Street |
Shoreditch (St Leonard) was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex. It was both a civil parish, used for administrative purposes, and an ecclesiastical parish of the Church of England. The parish church is St Leonard's, Shoreditch, often simply called "Shoreditch Church".