St Mary Abchurch
St Mary Abchurch is a Church of England church off Cannon Street in the City of London. Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is first mentioned in 1198–1199.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Thursday 11:00 AM—3:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in the City of London
- Also known as: “St Mary Abchurch, City of London”
- Address: Abchurch Lane, London, EC4N 7BA
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Bridge and London Stone.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1,400 feet south of St Mary Abchurch.
London Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Lord Belbury, CC BY-SA 4.0.
London Stone is a historic landmark housed at 111 Cannon Street in the City of London. It is an irregular block of oolitic limestone measuring 53 × 43 × 30 cm, the remnant of a once much larger object that had stood for many centuries on the south side of the street.
Mansion House
Public building
Photo: Michael Gwyther-Jones, CC BY 2.0.
The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is a Grade I listed building. Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s. Mansion House is situated 530 feet northwest of St Mary Abchurch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankside and Aldgate.
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.
Aldgate
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.
St Mary Abchurch
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51171° or 51° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.08829° or 0° 5′ 18″ westInception
1687Open location code
9C3XGW66+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 464861227OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594555
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“St Mary Abchurch” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سانت ماري أبتشرش”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت مارى ابشرش”
- German: “St Mary Abchurch (London)”
- German: “St Mary Abchurch”
- Russian: “Церковь Пресвятой Девы Марии (Кэннон-стрит, Лондон)”
- Russian: “Церковь Пресвятой Девы Марии”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abchurch Yard and Travelodge London Central Bank.
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