St Bene’t’s Church

St Bene't's Church is a Church of England parish church in central , England. Parts of the church, most notably the tower, are Anglo-Saxon, and it is the oldest church in Cambridgeshire as well as the oldest building in Cambridge.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in Cambridge, UK
  • Also known as: “St Benet’s Church”, “St Benet’s Church, Cambridge”, and “St. Bene’t”
  • Address: Bene’t Street, Cambridge, CB2 3PT
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Corpus Christi College and King’s College.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century to the early 19th century it was also commonly known as Bene't College.

University
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King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college lies beside the and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city. is situated 780 feet west of St Bene’t’s Church.

University
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St Catharine's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it adopted its current name in 1860. is situated 430 feet southwest of St Bene’t’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Cambridge Castle.

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is a university city in in . It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.

Locality
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, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in , , England. Built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy and the First and Second Barons' Wars.

Suburb
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is a suburb and electoral ward in , England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.

St Bene’t’s Church

Latitude
52.20374° or 52° 12′ 13″ north
Longitude
0.11832° or 0° 7′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F426439+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q128404
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“St Bene’t’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣本笃堂”
  • Chinese: “聖本篤堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بينيت”
  • French: “église Saint-Bene’t”
  • French: “Église Saint-Bene’t”
  • Japanese: “セント・ベネッツ教会”

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