St Paul’s Church, Shadwell

St Paul's Church, Shadwell, is a Grade II* listed Church of England church, located in Shadwell, in the East End of London, England. The church is traditionally nicknamed the Church of Sea Captains.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, UK
Also known as: “Church of St Paul” and “St Paul’s Shadwell”
Address: The Highway, London, E1W 3DH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Shadwell DLR station.

The Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1 mile west of St Paul’s Church, Shadwell.

Shadwell DLR station

Railway station

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Shadwell is a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell in east London, England and is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east. Shadwell DLR station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of St Paul’s Church, Shadwell.

Shadwell railway station

Railway station

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Shadwell is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Shadwell, East London. The station is between Whitechapel station to the north and Wapping to the south, in London fare zone 2. Shadwell railway station is situated 1,300 feet northwest of St Paul’s Church, Shadwell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shadwell and Ratcliff.

Shadwell

Suburb

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Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping and Ratcliff and Limehouse and is 3 miles east of Charing Cross.

Ratcliff

Quarter

Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a locality in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames between Limehouse, and Shadwell.

St George in the East

Quarter

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St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It was an ancient parish, it was the larger of the two parishes that made up Wapping.

St Paul’s Church, Shadwell

Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50943° or 51° 30′ 34″ north

Longitude

-0.05203° or 0° 3′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C3XGW5X+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24349019

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q7595141

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In Other Languages

“St Paul’s Church, Shadwell” goes by many names.

Japanese: “セント・ポール教会 (シャドウェル)”

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