The Corporation of Wardens of the Parish of St Saviour, Southwark was incorporated in 1541 to administer the affairs of the parish of Southwark St Saviour. The parish was created as a merger of St Margaret and St Mary parishes and the wardens inherited the assets of the Guild of the Assumption of St Margaret's Church, which had been incorporated in 1449. The corporation ceased to have any role in civil administration from 1855 when the St Saviour's District was created. The St Saviour's vestry nominated members to the St Saviour's District Board of Works. In 1900 the corporation had its ecclesiastical role removed, which left only the charitable functions intact. The civil parish of St Saviour was abolished in 1930. The charity also took over Hopton's Charity in 2012.
