St Pancras was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England.

The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889.

[1] In 1801 it was included as a metropolitan parish for census purposes and was part of statistical returns for the Metropolis from that date.

The parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831, which provided for election of vestrymen by all ratepayers.

Following the London Government Act 1899, the civil parish of St Pancras also became a metropolitan borough.

The fourth quarter stood for Middlesex, and bore three seaxes on red: (the attributed arms of the kingdom of the middle and east Saxons).

At the top of the shield was shown a gold rising sun for the "dawn of Christianity" in the area.

The roses and crossed swords represented the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral.

The populations recorded in National Censuses were: St Pancras Vestry 1801-1899 Metropolitan Borough 1900-1961 Under the Metropolis Management Act 1855 any parish that exceeded 2,000 ratepayers was to be divided into wards; as such the incorporated vestry of St Pancras was divided into eight wards (electing vestrymen): No.