Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, also known as the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, is an English Roman Catholic parish church located at the junction of Hills Road and Lensfield Road in southeast Cambridge.Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church in Cambridge
- Also known as: “Catholic Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs”, “Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs”, “OLEM”, “Our Lady and the English Martyrs”, and “Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church in Cambridge”
- Address: Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1JR
- Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Downing College and The Fitzwilliam Museum.
Downing College
University
Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to the university between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of the new colleges and the newest of the old. Downing College is situated 830 feet northwest of Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Museum
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The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. The Fitzwilliam Museum is situated 1,700 feet west of Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church.
Peterhouse
University
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Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 fellows. Peterhouse is situated 1,900 feet west of Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highsett and Cambridge.
Highsett
Neighborhood
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Highsett is a residential estate and a listed heritage site in Cambridge, England. The estate was designed by Eric Lyons of Eric Lyons & Partners. It was built in three phases between 1959 and 1964.
Cambridge
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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.
Newnham
Suburb
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newnham is a suburb and electoral ward in Cambridge, England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.
Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.19878° or 52° 11′ 56″ northLongitude
0.12738° or 0° 7′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9F4254XG+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 33167535OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q130562
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣母暨英国殉道圣人堂”
- Chinese: “圣母暨英格兰殉道圣人堂”
- Chinese: “聖母暨英國殉道聖人堂”
- Irish: “Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church”
- Italian: “chiesa di Nostra Signora e dei Martiri inglesi”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Nostra Signora e dei Martiri inglesi”
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