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London Hearth Tax

The hearth tax, also known as hearth money, chimney tax or chimney money, was a tax imposed by Parliament in 1662. The returns of the Hearth Tax assessment as collected by the AHRC London Hearth Tax Project (2007-10) cover the City of London (1662), Westminster (1664) and the City of London and Middlesex (1666).

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London Hearth Tax: City of London, 1662

The returns of the Hearth Tax assessment for the City of London in 1662, as collected by the AHRC London Hearth Tax Project (2007-2010). The full project database may be downloaded from SAS-Space (http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/ ).

London Hearth Tax: Westminster 1664

The returns of the Hearth Tax assessment for the City of Westminster in 1664, as collected by the AHRC London Hearth Tax Project (2007-2010). The full project database may be downloaded from SAS-Space (http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/ ).

London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666

The returns of the Hearth Tax assessment for metropolitan London in 1666, as collected by the AHRC London Hearth Tax Project (2007-2010). The full project database may be downloaded from SAS-Space (http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/).