St Augustine Watling Street
St Augustine, Watling Street, was an Anglican church which stood just to the east of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. First recorded in the 12th century, it was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666 and rebuilt to the designs of Christopher Wren.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tower
- Description: church in City of London, UK
- Also known as: “St Augustine, Watling Street”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and London Bridge.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 360 feet west of St Augustine Watling Street.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,900 feet southeast of St Augustine Watling Street.
Tate Modern
Museum
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Tate Modern is situated 2,300 feet south of St Augustine Watling Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackfriars and West Smithfield.
Blackfriars
Quarter
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Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
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Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
St Augustine Watling Street
- Categories: church and building
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51347° or 51° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.09695° or 0° 5′ 49″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW73+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 629777539OpenStreetMap feature
building=bell_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
6956834Wikidata ID
Q7592558
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Hebrew—“St Augustine Watling Street” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església St Augustine”
- German: “St Augustine Watling Street”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט אוגוסטין שברחוב ווטלינג”
Localities in the Area
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