▁new ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁Par ish ▁Centre ▁in ▁The ▁Del ce ▁( St ▁Peter ' s ) ▁with ▁St ▁Margaret ' s ▁remaining ▁as ▁a ▁chap el - of - e ase . ▁Old ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁while ▁St ▁Nicholas ' ▁Church ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁offices ▁but ▁remains ▁consec r ated . ▁Cont in ued ▁expansion ▁south ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁additional ▁more ▁recent ▁parish ▁of ▁St ▁Just us ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁covering ▁The ▁T ide way ▁estate ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁ ▁A ▁church ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Mary ▁the ▁Virgin ▁at ▁East gate , ▁which ▁was ▁of ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁foundation , ▁is ▁understood ▁to ▁have ▁constit uted ▁a ▁parish ▁until ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁but ▁few ▁records ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁was ▁abol ished ▁under ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁territory ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Med way , ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Ch ath am ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁St ro od ▁R ural ▁District , ▁including ▁the ▁par ishes ▁of ▁Cu xt on , ▁Hall ing ▁and ▁Cl iffe , ▁and ▁the ▁H oo ▁Pen ins ula , ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁a ▁local ▁government ▁district ▁called ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Med way , ▁within ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Kent