Greyfriars Church

Greyfriars Church is an evangelical Anglican church, and former Franciscan friary, in the town centre of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The church forms part of the Church of England's Diocese of Oxford.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Greyfriars Church, Reading”
Address: Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1EH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reading Railway Station and Broad Street Mall.

Reading Railway Station

Railway station

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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 1,300 feet northeast of Greyfriars Church.

Broad Street Mall

Shopping center

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Broad Street Mall, previously known as the Butts Centre, is a large indoor shopping centre located in central Reading, England. There is a large multi-storey car park with direct access to the first floor of the centre. Broad Street Mall is situated 780 feet south of Greyfriars Church.

The Hexagon

Theater building

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The Hexagon is a multi-purpose theatre and arts venue in Reading, Berkshire, England. Built in 1977 in the shape of an elongated hexagon, the theatre is operated by Reading Borough Council under the name "Reading Arts and Venues" along with South Street Arts Centre and Reading's concert hall. The Hexagon is situated 1,100 feet south of Greyfriars Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coley and Caversham.

Coley

Suburb

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Coley is a neighbourhood 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

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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.

Coley Park

Suburb

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Coley Park is a suburb to the south of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is largely built on the country estate of the same name, surrounding Coley House.

Greyfriars Church

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

51.4568° or 51° 27′ 25″ north

Longitude

-0.97657° or 0° 58′ 36″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C3XF24F+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 77468736

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q5608388

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