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Bloomsbury (including the closely linked St Giles area) has a long association with neighbouring Holborn; but is nearly always considered as distinct from Holborn.

Origins and etymology

The area appears to have been a part of Holborn when St Giles hospital was established in the early 1100s. The earliest record of the name, Bloomsbury, is as Blemondisberi in 1281. It is named after a member of the Blemund family who held the manor. Edward III acquired Blemond’s manor, and passed it on to the Carthusian monks of the London Charterhouse.

Administrative history

The area was part of the Ancient Parish of St Giles, served by St Giles in the Fields. Some sources indicate that the parish was in place before 1222 while others suggest 1547. From 1597 onwards, English parishes were obliged to take on a civil as well as ecclesiastical role, starting with relief of the poor. In 1731 a small independent parish of Bloomsbury was created, based on a small area round Bloombury Square. The area of the combined civil parish was used for the St Giles District (Metropolis)

Boundaries

The formal historic boundaries of the combined parish of St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury (as adjusted in some places to reflect the modern street pattern) include Tottenham Court Road to the west, Torrington Place (formerly known, in part, as Francis Street) to the north, the borough boundary to the south and Marchmont Street and Southampton Row to the east.

London Beer Flood

A large vat of porter at the Horse Shoe Brewery burst open, releasing a 15-foot wave of beer onto the surrounding streets, killing eight people. The disaster occurred in October 1814.

  

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