St Martin Orgar
St Martin Orgar was a church in the City of London in Martin Lane, off Cannon Street. Its name is said to derive from one Ordgarus, a Dane who donated the church to the canons of St Paul’s.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: former church in the City of London
- Inscription: “Site of St Martin Orgar Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Bridge and The Tower of London.
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 1,000 feet south of St Martin Orgar.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2,700 feet east of St Martin Orgar.
London Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Lord Belbury, CC BY-SA 4.0.
London Stone is a historic landmark housed at 111 Cannon Street in the City of London. It is an irregular block of oolitic limestone measuring 53 × 43 × 30 cm, the remnant of a once much larger object that had stood for many centuries on the south side of the street. London Stone is situated 510 feet northwest of St Martin Orgar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldgate and Bankside.
Aldgate
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward 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.
St Martin Orgar
- Categories: former church building and historic site
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51078° or 51° 30′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.08761° or 0° 5′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW66+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1737502944OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q7594213
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In Other Languages
“St Martin Orgar” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “聖マルティン・オルガー教会”
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