Church of the Cross

Church of the Cross is a church in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Church of the Cross is situated near Willow Bank Primary School, as well as near St John Fisher Catholic Primary School.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Thamesmead, Greater London
Address: London, SE2 9UE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Abbey Wood railway station and Lesnes Abbey.

Abbey Wood railway station

Railway station

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Abbey Wood is a major National Rail and Elizabeth line interchange station in Abbey Wood, south-east London, England. It lies between Plumstead and Belvedere on the North Kent Line, 11 miles 43 chains from London Charing Cross. Abbey Wood railway station is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Church of the Cross.

Lesnes Abbey

Historic site

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Lesnes Abbey is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley, south-east London, England. It is a scheduled monument, and the abbey's ruins are listed at Grade II by Historic England. Lesnes Abbey is situated 1,900 feet south of Church of the Cross.

Saint Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint Michael and All Angels is a church, which is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Church of the Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thamesmead and Abbey Wood.

Thamesmead

Suburb

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Thamesmead is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 11 miles east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Belvedere. It mainly consists of social housing built from the mid-1960s onwards on former marshland on the south bank of the River Thames.

Abbey Wood

Suburb

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Abbey Wood is an area in southeast London, England, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and bordering the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 10.6 miles east of Charing Cross. According to the 2021 census, Abbey Wood has a population of 17,700.

West Heath

Suburb

West Heath is an area of South East London within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies south of Abbey Wood and north of Welling.

Church of the Cross

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

51.49402° or 51° 29′ 39″ north

Longitude

0.12732° or 0° 7′ 38″ east

Open location code

9F32F4VG+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 851844419

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q105076782

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Willow Bank Primary School and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School.

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Places to explore: Radley House and Horizons Academy Bexley.

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