St George the Martyr
St George the Martyr is a church in the historic Borough district of south London. It lies within the modern-day London Borough of Southwark, on Borough High Street at the junction with Long Lane, Marshalsea Road, and Tabard Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Southwark, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “St George the Martyr with St Alphege and St Jude, Southwark”, “St George the Martyr, Borough”, and “St George the Martyr, Southwark”
- Address: Borough High Street, London
- Roof shape: hipped
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Shard and London Bridge.
The Shard
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. The Shard is situated 1,800 feet northeast of St George the Martyr.
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 2,700 feet northeast of St George the Martyr.
Borough tube station
Metro station
Photo: TheFrog001, CC0.
Borough is a London Underground station. It is located in the Borough area of the London Borough of Southwark in central London. The station is on the Bank branch of the Northern line, between London Bridge and Elephant & Castle stations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwark and Lewisham and Southwark.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
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.
Elephant and Castle
Suburb
Photo: Sue Wallace, CC BY 2.0.
Elephant and Castle is an area of south London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. The name also informally refers to much of Walworth and Newington, due to the proximity of the London Underground station of the same name.
St George the Martyr
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50128° or 51° 30′ 5″ northLongitude
-0.09263° or 0° 5′ 34″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Inception
1736Open location code
9C3XGW24+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 73703733OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
12070582Wikidata ID
Q545935
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to German—“St George the Martyr” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església de St. George, Southwalk”
- Chinese: “殉教者聖喬治堂”
- German: “St George the Martyr Southwark”
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