St George in the East
St George-in-the-East is an Anglican Church dedicated to Saint George; located on Cannon Street Road, between The Highway and Cable Street, in the East End of London. Behind the church lies St George's Gardens, the original graveyard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Tower Hamlets, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St George in the East” and “St George-in-the-East”
- Address: 14 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 0BH
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tower of London and Shadwell railway station.
The Tower of London
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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 3,800 feet west of St George in the East.
Shadwell railway station
Railway station
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Shadwell is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Shadwell, East London. The station is between Whitechapel station to the north and Wapping to the south, in London fare zone 2. Shadwell railway station is situated 770 feet northeast of St George in the East.
Tower Bridge
Bridge
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Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. Tower Bridge is situated 3,900 feet southwest of St George in the East.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St George in the East and Wapping.
St George in the East
Quarter
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St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. The place name is no longer widely used.
Wapping
Suburb
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Wapping is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames, and was at one time a district with a strong maritime character.
Shadwell
Suburb
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Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping and Ratcliff and Limehouse and is 3 miles east of Charing Cross.
St George in the East
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51004° or 51° 30′ 36″ northLongitude
-0.05973° or 0° 3′ 35″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW6R+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 24348883OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
12059752Wikidata ID
Q7593238
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“St George in the East” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جورج فى الشرق”
- German: “St George in the East”
- Urdu: “سینٹ جارج ان دی ایسٹ”
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