St Mary’s Church, Downe
St Mary's Church in the village of Downe, Bromley is the Church of England Parish Church for the parish of Downe. It is a Grade II* listed building, which dates from the 13th century.Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Downe, London (historically Kent)
- Also known as: “Church of St Mary the Virgin” and “St. Mary the Virgin”
- Postal code: BR6 7US
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Down House and London Biggin Hill Airport.
Down House
Photo: Anthonyeatworld, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down. Down House is situated 1,600 feet south of St Mary’s Church, Downe.
London Biggin Hill Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
London Biggin Hill Airport is an operational general aviation and minor commercial airport serving Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located 12 NM south-southeast of Central London.
Downe Primary School
School
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Downe Primary School is situated 760 feet northeast of St Mary’s Church, Downe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downe and Hazelwood.
Downe
Village
Photo: Lunarsnowflakes, Public domain.
Downe, formerly Down, is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley, which formed part of the historical county of Kent until 1965, and is beyond London's urban sprawl.
Hazelwood
Hamlet
Hazelwood is a hamlet in Greater London, England. It is located within the London Borough of Bromley, to the east of Downe.
Berry’s Green
Hamlet
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berry's Green a small hamlet in the London Borough of Bromley in Greater London, England, situated outside of London's contiguous built-up area. It is a fairly wooded rural area with a scattering of farmland. Berry’s Green is situated 1½ miles south of St Mary’s Church, Downe.
St Mary’s Church, Downe
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.33591° or 51° 20′ 9″ northLongitude
0.05444° or 0° 3′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F3283P3+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 61111910OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q15979412
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“St Mary’s Church, Downe” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت مارى”
- French: “St Mary’s Church, Downe”
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