St Laurence’s Church, Reading
St Laurence's Church is a Church of England mission and former parish church in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated alongside the site of Reading Abbey, formerly bounded by the main Compter Gate to the south and the Hospitium of St John to the north.Photo: Tom Bastin, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: admin@saintlaurencereading.com
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St. Laurences Church”
- Address: Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reading Town Hall and Reading Railway Station.
Reading Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Smuconlaw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading Town Hall is the town hall of Reading, Berkshire, England. The town hall was built in several phases between 1786 and 1897, although the principal facade was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1875.
Reading Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames. Reading Railway Station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of St Laurence’s Church, Reading.
Reading Museum
Museum
Reading Museum is a museum of the history of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, and the surrounding area. It is accommodated within Reading Town Hall, and contains galleries describing the history of Reading and its related industries…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coley and Caversham.
Coley
Suburb
Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coley is an inner-town district near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.
Caversham
Suburb
Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.
Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.
Newtown
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.
St Laurence’s Church, Reading
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.45638° or 51° 27′ 23″ northLongitude
-0.96929° or 0° 58′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3XF24J+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 65531449OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7593935
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In Other Languages
“St Laurence’s Church, Reading” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت لورانس”
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