St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw, London Genealogy

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St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw, the church of, is situated on the north side of Upper Thames Street, opposite Broken Wharf, and derives its addition, ...from its contiguity to a small hithe or haven, called Sumner's het, or hithe, since corrupted to Somerset. It appears from ancient records that a church stood on this site before the year 1335, but sharing the fate of most of the other buildings, in the fire of London, the present church was erected in its stead by Sir Christopher Wren,, and finished in 1695. After the fire of London, the parish of St Mary Mounthaw was united to this parish by act of parliament.

St Mary Mounthaw, the church of was situated on the anciently on the west side of Fish Street Hill, near Queenhithe, and received its name from its dedication to the Virgin Mary, and the family of Montalto, or Monthaut, in the county of Norfolk, who were its original founders and patrons. It was destroyed by the fire of London, and not rebuilt, but the parish was united to that of St Mary Somerset, by act of Parliament.

[Adapted from: "Topographical Dictionary of London" by James Elmes; published 1831]