In 1900 the parish was superseded for local government by the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.

Its former area now forms the northern part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

[1] In 1629, inhabitants of Hammersmith, including the Earl of Mulgrave and Nicholas Crispe, successfully petitioned the Bishop of London for a chapel of ease to be built at St Paul's Church.

[3] This coincided with the parish becoming part of the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works.

In 1873 the parish of Hammersmith was divided into three wards for the purposes of electing vestrymen.

[14] In 1889 Hammersmith became a single parish for poor law purposes and this lasted until the boards of guardians were abolished in 1930.