St Paul’s

St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Bedford Street, , . It was designed by Inigo Jones as part of a commission for the 4th Earl of Bedford in 1631 to create "houses and buildings fit for the habitations of Gentlemen and men of ability".
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in Covent Garden, London, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Actors‘ Church”, “St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden”, “St Paul’s, Covent Garden”, and “The Actor’s Church”
  • Address: Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ED

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Opera House.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Arts center
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The is a theatre in , . The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. is situated 560 feet northeast of St Paul’s.

Museum
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The is a transport museum based in , , England. The museum predominantly hosts exhibits relating to the heritage of London's transport, as well as conserving and explaining the history of it. is situated 580 feet east of St Paul’s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Covent Garden and West End of London.

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is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of , and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.

Locality
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The is a district of , England. It is west of the and north of the , in the and the .

Neighborhood
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is a road junction and neighbourhood in the district of the , within the greater area in the .

St Paul’s

Latitude
51.51155° or 51° 30′ 42″ north
Longitude
-0.12369° or 0° 7′ 25″ west
Inception
1633
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9C3XGV6G+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 173544229
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q385521
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“St Paul’s” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Església de St Paul, Covent Garden”
  • Chinese: “科文特花园圣保罗教堂”
  • Chinese: “科文特花園聖保羅教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بولس”
  • French: “église Saint-Paul de Covent Garden”
  • French: “Église Saint-Paul de Covent Garden”
  • French: “Église Saint-Paul”
  • German: “St Paul’s Church”
  • Greek: “ναός του Αγίου Παύλου στο Κόβεντ Γκάρντεν”
  • Indonesian: “St Paul’s, Covent Garden”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Paolo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Paolo”
  • Japanese: “セント・ポール教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ポール教会”
  • Latin: “S. Paulus in Conventuali Horto”
  • Romanian: “St Paul’s, Covent Garden”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Павла в Ковент-Гардене”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Павла”
  • Slovak: “St Paul’s”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia St Paul’s”
  • Swedish: “St Paul’s Church”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Paul, Covent Garden”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Paul”

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