St Matthew’s Church

St Matthew's Church, Westminster, is an Anglican church in Westminster, London. Located in the heart of the capital, close to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Church House, St Matthew's has been closely associated with the recovery of the Catholic heritage of the Church of England from its early days.

Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church building in Westminster, London, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of St Matthew”, “St Matthew’s Church, Westminster”, “St Matthew’s, Westminster”, and “St. Matthew’s Church, London SW1”
Address: 20 Great Peter Street, London, SW1P 2BU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Westminster Abbey.

Leicester Square

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

Westminster Abbey

Church

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Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Westminster Abbey is situated 1,100 feet northeast of St Matthew’s Church.

Big Ben

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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 1,900 feet northeast of St Matthew’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Millbank.

Westminster

Quarter

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Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Millbank

Suburb

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Millbank is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. Millbank is located by the River Thames, east of Pimlico and south of Westminster. Millbank is known as the location of major government offices, Burberry headquarters, the Millbank Tower and prominent art institutions such as Tate Britain and the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Whitehall

Locality

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Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.

St Matthew’s Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49709° or 51° 29′ 50″ north

Longitude

-0.13067° or 0° 7′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C3XFVW9+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 181525176

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q7594687

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