St Martin, Ludgate

St Martin, Ludgate, also known as St Martin within Ludgate, is an Anglican church on Ludgate Hill in the ward of Farringdon, in the City of London. The church is of medieval origin, but the present building dates from 1677 to 1684 and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in City of London, UK
Also known as: “The Church Of St Martin Within Ludgate”
Address: Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7DE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and St Paul’s Cathedral.

Leicester Square

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

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 800 feet east of St Martin, Ludgate.

City Thameslink railway station

Railway station

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City Thameslink is a central London railway station within the City of London, with entrances on Ludgate Hill and Holborn Viaduct. The station is on the Thameslink route between Blackfriars to the south and Farringdon to the north. City Thameslink railway station is situated 530 feet northwest of St Martin, Ludgate.

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.

Temple

Quarter

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The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

St Martin, Ludgate

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

51.5141° or 51° 30′ 51″ north

Longitude

-0.10194° or 0° 6′ 7″ west

Elevation

85 feet (26 metres)

Open location code

9C3XGV7X+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 107643576

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

GeoNames ID

12047288

Wikidata ID

Q7594206

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“St Martin, Ludgate” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت مارتن”
German: “St Martin, Ludgate”
Japanese: “ルドゲートの聖マーティン教会”
Russian: “Церковь Святого Мартина (Ладгейт)”
Russian: “Церковь Святого Мартина”

Localities in the Area

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