Church of the Ascension

Church of the Ascension is a church in Lewisham, Greater London, England. Church of the Ascension is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint The Point, as well as near the playground Dabin Crescent Play Area.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Blackheath, London Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Church of the Ascension, Blackheath”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum.

Royal Observatory

Museum

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. Royal Observatory is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Church of the Ascension.

National Maritime Museum

Museum

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The National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. National Maritime Museum is situated 3,800 feet north of Church of the Ascension.

Greenwich Park

Park

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Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the eight Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed, it covers 74 hectares, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lewisham and Deptford.

Lewisham

Town

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Lewisham is an area of southeast London, England, six miles southeast of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889.

Deptford

Suburb

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Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne.

Blackheath

Suburb

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Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.

Church of the Ascension

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

51.47063° or 51° 28′ 14″ north

Longitude

-0.00856° or 0° 0′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C3XFXCR+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 474610757

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q17553121

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