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.

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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

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St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, 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

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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.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical 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 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″ north

Longitude

-0.09922° or 0° 5′ 57″ west

Elevation

59 feet (18 metres)

Inception

1683

Open location code

9C3XGW62+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154381336

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

GeoNames ID

6956837

Wikidata 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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Nearby Places

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