1 The word parish in the 4 & 5 Vict. c. 38. s. 9. and 12 & 13 Vict. c. 49 s. 3. to signify an ecclesiastical district in any divided parish.U.K.
The word parish in the sections of the Statutes herein referred to shall, in the case of any parish which has heretofore been or shall hereafter be divided by lawful authority into two or more ecclesiastical districts, whether confined to such parish, or comprising also any part of another parish, be construed with reference to such parish to signify each such ecclesiastical district.