St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester
St John the Baptist's Church is a former cathedral in Chester, Cheshire, England during the Early Middle Ages. The church, which was first founded in the late 7th Century by the Anglo-Saxons, is outside the Chester city walls on a cliff above the north bank of the River Dee.
- Anglican church
- …stands 71 feet (22 metres) tall
- Description: Grade I listed church in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
- Address: Vicar’s Lane, Chester, CH1 1QX
- Also known as“St John the Baptist”“St John’s Church, Chester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 1,500 feet northwest of St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester.
Wesley Methodist Church
Church
The Wesley Methodist Church is in St John Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. Wesley Methodist Church is situated 590 feet northwest of St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chester and Abbot’s Meads.
Saltney
Suburb
Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. Saltney is situated 2 miles southwest of St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester
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Latitude
53.18902° or 53° 11′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.88564° or 2° 53′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C5V54Q7+JP
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Ioan y Fedyddiwr, Caer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. John’s Churchyard and Anchorite’s Cell, Chester.
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