Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, is a Church of England cathedral in Southwark, London, near the south bank of the River Thames and close to London Bridge.Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Manishamishra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark
- Also known as: “Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie”, “Cathedral Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie”, “Cathedral of London”, “London Cathedral”, “St Mary Overie”, and “The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie”
- Address: Cathedral Street, London
- Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: Michele Ursino, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Bridge and The Shard.
London Bridge
The Shard
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. The Shard is situated 950 feet southeast of Southwark Cathedral.
Borough Market
Marketplace
Photo: Jeremy Keith, CC BY 2.0.
Borough Market is a wholesale and retail market hall in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankside and Southwark.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
Southwark
Suburb
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
Southwark Cathedral
- Categories: Anglican or Episcopal cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50613° or 51° 30′ 22″ northLongitude
-0.08958° or 0° 5′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW46+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 26183417OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q922967
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Frisian—“Southwark Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Southwarkeko katedrala”
- Belarusian: “Саўтваркскі сабор”
- Catalan: “catedral de Southwark”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Southwark”
- Chinese: “萨瑟克大教堂”
- Chinese: “萨瑟克座堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála v Southwarku”
- Danish: “Southwark Cathedral”
- Danish: “Southwark Katedral”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Southwark”
- Finnish: “Southwarkin tuomiokirkko”
- French: “cathédrale de Southwark”
- French: “Cathédrale de Southwark”
- German: “Kathedrale von Southwark”
- German: “Southwark Cathedral”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלת סאת’ק”
- Hungarian: “Southwarki katedrális”
- Irish: “Ardeaglais Southwark”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Southwark”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Southwark”
- Japanese: “サウスウォーク大聖堂”
- Japanese: “サウスワーク大聖堂”
- Japanese: “サザーク大聖堂”
- Korean: “서더크 대성당”
- Latin: “Sancta Maria Salvatoris in Australi Opere”
- Latvian: “Sautvorkas katedrāle”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Southwark-katedralen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Southwark-katedralen”
- Norwegian: “Southwark-katedralen”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع ساتارک”
- Polish: “Katedra w Southwark”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Southwark”
- Romanian: “catedrala din Southwark”
- Russian: “Саутваркский собор”
- Slovenian: “southwarska stolnica”
- Slovenian: “stolnica v Southwarku”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Southwark”
- Swedish: “Southwark Cathedral”
- Turkish: “Southwark Katedrali”
- Urdu: “سدرک کیتھیڈرل”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Southwark”
- Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Southwark”
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Highlights include Southwark Cathedral and Southwark Cathedral Precinct.
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