I always associated the word parish with religious or church areas. Maybe its from my childhood and when I got married, but the word always seemed to mean something more important than a division of an area that can be treated differently from another area in order to tax one set of people more than others.
Sounds like something I need to do some swatting up on to find out more.
I can't give you the honorary traditional welcome as I personally dislike the word.
I will say that I like your forum name though. Had forgotten about him.