St Mary de Lode Church
St Mary de Lode Church is a Church of England church immediately outside the grounds of Gloucester Cathedral. It is believed by some to be on the site of the first Christian church in Britain.Photo: Philafrenzy, CC0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Gloucester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Saint Mary de Lode” and “St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gloucester Cathedral and St Oswald’s Priory.
Gloucester Cathedral
Church
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Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. Gloucester Cathedral is situated 730 feet southeast of St Mary de Lode Church.
St Oswald’s Priory
Ruins
St Oswald's Priory was founded by Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, and her husband Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia, in the late 880s or the 890s. St Oswald’s Priory is situated 460 feet northeast of St Mary de Lode Church.
The Folk of Gloucester
Museum
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Folk of Gloucester is a community centre which is housed in three of the oldest buildings in the city of Gloucester, two Tudor merchant's house and a 17th-century town house. The Folk of Gloucester is situated 550 feet southwest of St Mary de Lode Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloucester and Kingsholm.
Gloucester
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloucester is the county town of Gloucestershire in England's West Country. A major attraction of the city is Gloucester Cathedral, which is the burial place of King Edward II.
Kingsholm
Suburb
Photo: John Bayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsholm is an area of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is home to Kingsholm Stadium, which hosts Gloucester Rugby and other international matches. It is also home to a Church of England school, Kingsholm Primary School.
Wotton
Suburb
Wotton is a suburb of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated close to the city centre, the Royal Hospital, the city's railway station and to London Road. It is part of the electoral ward of Kingsholm and Wotton.
St Mary de Lode Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86853° or 51° 52′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.24917° or 2° 14′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C3VVQ92+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 106928004OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594624
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In Other Languages
“St Mary de Lode Church” goes by many names.
- Italian: “chiesa di St Mary de Lode”
- Italian: “Chiesa di St Mary de Lode”
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