Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the , London, England.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: Gothic abbey church in London, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster”
  • Address: 20 Dean’s Yard, London, SW1P 3PA
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Big Ben.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

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is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the that stands at the north end of the in London, England. is situated 800 feet northeast of Westminster Abbey.

Church
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The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey is an Anglican parish church in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on , London, England. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the and Westminster Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Whitehall.

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , Abbey, , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Suburb
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is an area of in the . is located by the , east of and south of . is known as the location of major government offices, Burberry headquarters, the and prominent art institutions such as and the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Westminster Abbey

Latitude
51.4994° or 51° 29′ 58″ north
Longitude
-0.12739° or 0° 7′ 39″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Levels
2
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9C3XFVXF+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 364313092
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Geo­Names ID
6618996
Wiki­data ID
Q5933
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Westminster Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Westminster-abdy”
  • Arabic: “دير وستمنستر”
  • Armenian: “Վեստմինստերյան աբբայություն”
  • Asturian: “Abadía de Westminster”
  • Asturian: “ilesia de la Colexata de San Pedru de Westminster”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vestminster abbatlığı”
  • Bashkir: “Вестминстер аббатлығы”
  • Basque: “Westminster abadia”
  • Belarusian: “Вэстмінстэрскае абацтва”
  • Belarusian: “Ўэстмінстэрскае абацтва”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েস্টমিনস্টার অ্যাবি”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েস্টমিনস্টার অ্যাবে”
  • Bosnian: “Vestminsterska opatija”
  • Breton: “abati Westminster”
  • Breton: “Abati Westminster”
  • Bulgarian: “Уестминстърско абатство”
  • Burmese: “ဝက်စမင်စတာ အက်ဗေး”
  • Burmese: “ဝက်စမင်စတာ၊ အက်ဗေး”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Westminster”
  • Chechen: “Вестминстеран аббаталла”
  • Chinese: “威斯敏斯特修道院”
  • Chinese: “威斯敏斯特圣彼得协同教堂”
  • Chinese: “威斯敏斯特大教堂”
  • Chinese: “威斯敏斯特教堂”
  • Chinese: “西敏寺”
  • Chinese: “西敏寺大教堂”
  • Chinese: “西敏聖彼得協同教堂”
  • Croatian: “Westminsterska opatija”
  • Czech: “Westminsterské opatství”
  • Danish: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Dutch: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير ويستمينستر”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة ويستمينيستار”
  • Esperanto: “Abatejo Westminster”
  • Estonian: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Finnish: “Westminster Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Westminster”
  • French: “Abbaye de Westminster”
  • Galician: “Abadía de Westminster”
  • Georgian: “უესტმინსტერის სააბატო”
  • German: “Westminster Abbey”
  • German: “Westminsterabtei”
  • Greek: “Αββαείο του Ουέστμινστερ”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר וסטמינסטר”
  • Hindi: “वेस्टमिंस्टर ऐबी”
  • Hindi: “वेस्ट्मिन्स्टर ऍबी”
  • Hungarian: “Westminsteri apátság”
  • Icelandic: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Iloko: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Indonesian: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Interlingua: “Abbatia de Westminster”
  • Irish: “Abtheach Westminster”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Westminster”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Westminster”
  • Italian: “Collegiata di San Pietro in Westminster”
  • Japanese: “ウエストミンスター大寺院”
  • Japanese: “ウェストミンスター大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “ウェストミンスター寺院”
  • Japanese: “ウエストミンスター寺院”
  • Javanese: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Korean: “웨스트민스터 사원”
  • Latin: “Abbatia Westmonasteriensis”
  • Latvian: “Vestminsteras abatija”
  • Literary Chinese: “西敏寺”
  • Lithuanian: “Vestminsterio vienuolynas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Westminster Abtei”
  • Macedonian: “Вестминстерска катедрала”
  • Macedonian: “Вестминстерска опатија”
  • Malay: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta’ Westminster”
  • Manx: “Abban y Vannishter Heear”
  • Marathi: “वेस्टमिन्स्टर अ‍ॅबी”
  • Minangkabau: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Mingrelian: “უესტმინსტერიშ სააბატო”
  • Narom: “Abbaie de Vouêtmoûtier”
  • Newari: “वेस्तमिनिस्तर एब्बे”
  • Northern Sami: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Abadiá de Westminster”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Westmynster seo Mynstercirice”
  • Panjabi: “ਵੈਸਟਮਿੰਸਟਰ ਐਬੇ”
  • Persian: “کلیسای وست‌مینستر”
  • Piemontese: “Abassia ëd Westminster”
  • Piemontese: “Abassìa ëd Westminster”
  • Polish: “Kolegiata św. Piotra w Westminsterze”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Westminster”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Westminsterskie”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Westminster”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Westminster”
  • Romanian: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Russian: “Вестминстерское аббатство”
  • Scots: “Wastmeenster Abbey”
  • Scots: “Wastmeenster Aibey”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abaid Westminster”
  • Serbian: “Вестминстерска опатија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Westminsterska opatija”
  • Slovak: “Westminsterské opátstvo”
  • Slovenian: “Westminstrska opatija”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وست مینیستر کیلیساسی”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Westminster.”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Westminster”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Westminster”
  • Spanish: “Colegiata de San Pedro en Westminster”
  • Swedish: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Swiss German: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Tagalog: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Tamil: “வெஸ்ட்மின்ஸ்டர் மடம்”
  • Tatar: “Вестминстер аббатлыгы”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์ร่วมนักบุญปีเตอร์ ณ เวสต์มินสเตอร์”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเวสต์มินสเตอร์”
  • Thai: “เวสต์มินสเตอร์แอบบีย์”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Westminster Abbey”
  • Turkish: “Westminster Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Вестмінстерське абатство”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ منسٹر ایبے”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹمنسٹر ایبی”
  • Venetian: “abasia de Westminster”
  • Venetian: “Abasia de Westminster”
  • Venetian: “Cołejada de San Piero in Westminster”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện Westminster”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Abadiya han Westminster”
  • Welsh: “Abaty San Steffan”
  • Welsh: “Abaty Westminster”
  • Western Frisian: “Abdij fan Westminster”
  • Western Panjabi: “ویسٹ منسٹر ایبی”
  • Wu Chinese: “威斯敏斯特教堂”
  • Yiddish: “וועסטמינסטער אבי”
  • Yue Chinese: “西敏寺”

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