▁Municipal ▁Corpor ations ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Free ▁Fish ers ▁and ▁D red gers ▁continues ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁and ▁retain s ▁rights , ▁duties ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁on ▁the ▁Med way , ▁between ▁She ern ess ▁and ▁Haw k wood ▁Stone . ▁This ▁ancient ▁corpor ate ▁body ▁conven es ▁at ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Court ▁whose ▁J ury ▁of ▁Fre emen ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁conserv ancy ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁as ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁current ▁legisl ation . ▁The ▁City ▁Fre edom ▁can ▁be ▁obtained ▁by ▁residents ▁after ▁serving ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁" serv itude ", ▁i . e . ▁app rent ices hip ▁( trad itionally ▁seven ▁years ), ▁before ▁ad mission ▁as ▁a ▁Fre eman . ▁The ▁annual ▁cer emon ial ▁Be ating ▁of ▁the ▁B ounds ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁Med way ▁takes ▁place ▁after ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Court , ▁usually ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Saturday ▁of ▁July . ▁ ▁E cc les iast ical ▁par ishes ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁three ▁medieval ▁par ishes : ▁St ▁Nicholas ', ▁St ▁Margaret ' s ▁and ▁St ▁Clement ' s . ▁ ▁St ▁Clement ' s ▁was ▁in ▁Hor se w ash ▁Lane ▁until ▁the ▁last ▁vic ar ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 8 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁joined ▁with ▁St ▁Nicholas ' ▁parish ; ▁ ▁the ▁church ' s ▁last ▁remaining ▁found ations ▁were ▁finally ▁removed ▁when ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁being ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁St