unparished UK /(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt/US /ˌʌnˈpɛɹɪʃt/ adjective2 •(UK, Ireland) Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”). •Of an area: not in a civil parish (“an administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district”), or not having a parish council or town council.