The Barn Church, Kew

The Barn Church, Kew, formally known as St Philip and All Saints, is the first barn church to be consecrated in England. The building, which is not listed, is on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Marksbury Avenue, in an area previously known as North Sheen and now in Kew, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: first barn church to be consecrated in England
Also known as: “St Philip and All Saints”, “The Barn Church (St Philip & All Saints)”, and “The Barn Church, Kew, London”
Address: Atwood Avenue, Richmond, TW9 4HF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Sheen Cemetery and Kew Baptist Church.

North Sheen Cemetery

Cemetery

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North Sheen Cemetery is a cemetery in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is managed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council. The cemetery, which adjoins Mortlake Road and Lower Richmond Road, opened in 1909 and is still in use. North Sheen Cemetery is situated 850 feet east of The Barn Church, Kew.

Kew Baptist Church

Church

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Kew Baptist Church was an independent evangelical fellowship affiliated to the Association of Grace Baptist Churches. The church met, until its closure in 2020, in Windsor Road in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. Kew Baptist Church is situated 1,200 feet west of The Barn Church, Kew.

Kew Gardens station

Metro station

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Kew Gardens is a Grade II–listed interchange station on the District line of the London Underground and the Mildmay line of the London Overground. Located in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, it first opened in 1869 and is now managed by London Underground. Kew Gardens station is situated 1,900 feet north of The Barn Church, Kew.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Sheen and Richmond-Kew.

North Sheen

Suburb

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North Sheen is an area of London, England in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond. It was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created.

Richmond-Kew

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Richmond-Kew is a district in south-west London. This is perhaps the area of outer London with the most to offer visitors.

Kew

Suburb

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Kew is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace.

The Barn Church, Kew

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

51.47212° or 51° 28′ 20″ north

Longitude

-0.28208° or 0° 16′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C3XFPC9+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 377887117

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q7715652

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