St Benet Welsh Church
The Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf is a Welsh Anglican church in the City of London, England. Since 1556, it has also been the official church of the College of Arms in which many officers of arms have been buried.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in the City of London
- Also known as: “St Benet Paul’s Wharf”, “St Benet’s Paul’s Wharf”, “St Benet’s, Paul’s Wharf”, and “The Guild Church of St Benet”
- Address: Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4ER
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Wobbly 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 780 feet north of St Benet Welsh Church.
Wobbly Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. Wobbly Bridge is situated 720 feet south of St Benet Welsh Church.
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 1,600 feet south of St Benet Welsh Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackfriars and Bankside.
Blackfriars
Quarter
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Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
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.
Southwark
Suburb
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.
St Benet Welsh Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51169° or 51° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.09922° or 0° 5′ 57″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Inception
1683Open location code
9C3XGW62+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 154381336OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanGeoNames ID
6956837Wikidata ID
Q1116552
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“St Benet Welsh Church” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “St Benet Paul’s Wharf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه رصيف سانت بينيت بول”
- German: “St Benet Paul’s Wharf”
- German: “St. Benet Pauls Wharf”
- Welsh: “Uwcheglwys San Bened”
Localities in the Area
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