Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Church of St John the Baptist is an Anglican church in the town of Royston, Hertfordshire, England. The nave and aisles, which were built c. 1250, originally formed the quire and sanctuary of a large church belonging to the Augustinian Priory of Royston.Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in North Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist”, “St John The Baptist”, and “St John the Baptist Church, Royston, Hertfordshire”
- Address: Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 9LG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royston Cave and The Banyers Hotel.
Royston Cave
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Royston Cave is an artificial cave located in Katherine's Yard, Melbourn Street, Royston, England. It is located beneath the crossroads formed by Ermine Street and the Icknield Way. Royston Cave is situated 460 feet west of Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire.
Royston Picture Palace
Movie theater
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Royston Picture Palace is a movie theater, which is situated 400 feet northeast of Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth and Therfield.
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth
Village
Photo: Mike W Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth is a civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles south-west of Cambridge and just north of Royston, Hertfordshire. Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth is situated 2½ miles north of Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire.
Therfield
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Therfield is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The village stands on a broad chalk ridge, about 2 miles south-west of Royston. Therfield is situated 2½ miles southwest of Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire.
Bassingbourn
Village
Photo: Mike W Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth is a civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles south-west of Cambridge and just north of Royston, Hertfordshire. Bassingbourn is situated 2½ miles northwest of Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire.
Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, Hertfordshire
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Royston, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.04786° or 52° 2′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.0217° or 0° 1′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C4X2XXH+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 162422922OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17529073
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