These replaced the ancient parish vestries and district boards as the second tier of local government.

The parish vestry had meetings in the church until 1798, when they moved to the Bell Inn.

Both had been created in 1900, replacing parish vestries.

In the 1770s, amid great controversy in the parish vestry, major structural changes were forced through.

The seal depicted the emblems of the three parish vestries merged into the board.

John had followed his father's religious upbringing and was elected to the parish vestry in 1661.

The local government of Leyton was controlled by the parish vestry.

In England, until the 19th century, the parish vestry was in effect what would today usually be called a parochial church council.

In 1835 more than 15,600 ecclesiastical parish vestries looked after their own:

The roads under the care of the trust passed to the various parish vestries on that date.