John Knox House

John Knox House, popularly known as John Knox's House, is a historic house in , Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant reformer John Knox during the 16th century.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Address: 45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Childhood and Trinity College Kirk.

Museum
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The is a museum that houses a collection of children's toys and playthings, situated on the , in , . It is the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood.

Museum
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was a royal collegiate church in , Scotland. The kirk and its adjacent almshouse, Trinity Hospital, were founded in 1460 by Mary of Guelders in memory of her husband, King James II who had been killed at the siege of Roxburgh Castle that year.

Railway station
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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving , Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after . The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains from , although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of John Knox House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Dumbiedykes.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by .

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

John Knox House

Latitude
55.95064° or 55° 57′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.18508° or 3° 11′ 6″ west
Levels
3
Open location code
9C7RXR27+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 293890858
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6243358
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In Other Languages

From Basque to French—“John Knox House” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “John Knox House”
  • Chinese: “约翰·诺克斯宅第”
  • Danish: “John Knox House”
  • French: “Maison de John Knox”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scottish Storytelling Centre and Scottish Book Trust Garden.

Nearby Places

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