Christ Church, Spitalfields
Christ Church Spitalfields is an Anglican church built between 1714 and 1729 to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor. On Commercial Street in the East End and in today's Central London it is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, on its western border facing the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Spitalfields, London
- Also known as: “Christ Church (Including Gatepiers and Gates to Vergers Yard)” and “Christ Church Spitalfields”
- Address: Commercial Street, London, E1 6LY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tower of London and Old Spitalfields Market.
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 4,000 feet south of Christ Church, Spitalfields.
Old Spitalfields Market
Marketplace
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Old Spitalfields Market is a covered market in Spitalfields, London. There has been a market on the site for over 350 years. In 1991 it gave its name to New Spitalfields Market in Leyton, where fruit and vegetables are now traded. Old Spitalfields Market is situated 410 feet northwest of Christ Church, Spitalfields.
Brick Lane
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Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green in the north, crosses the Bethnal Green Road before reaching the busiest, most commercially active part which runs through Spitalfields, or along its eastern edge. Brick Lane is situated 920 feet southeast of Christ Church, Spitalfields.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spitalfields and Mile End New Town.
Spitalfields
Quarter
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Spitalfields is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane.
Mile End New Town
Locality
Mile End New Town is a former hamlet and then civil parish in the East End of London. Its former area is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Whitechapel
Suburb
Whitechapel is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in east London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and, therefore, the borough town centre.
Christ Church, Spitalfields
- Categories: building, tourism, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5191° or 51° 31′ 9″ northLongitude
-0.07373° or 0° 4′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW9G+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 420026096OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5108714
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Christ Church, Spitalfields” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “基督教堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه المسيح”
- German: “Christ Church, Spitalfields”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית כרייסט בסטפיטלפילדס”
- Russian: “Церковь Христа (Спиталфилдс)”
- Russian: “Церковь Христа”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church Churchyard and Spitalfields Christ Church War Memorial.
Nearby Places
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