St Martin’s Church

St Martin's Church is a Church of England church in Gospel Oak in London, England. Located on Vicars Road, the church building is Grade I listed. The church was built between 1864 and 1866 to a curious-looking design by Edward Buckton Lamb and was discussed by John Summerson in his Victorian Architecture in England.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Gospel Oak, London
Also known as: “Church of St Martin”, “St Martin’s”, and “St Martin’s Church, Gospel Oak”
Address: Vicar’s Road, London, NW5 4NN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kentish Town West railway station and St Dominic’s Priory Church.

Kentish Town West railway station

Railway station

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Kentish Town West is a station on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, located on Prince of Wales Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is in London fare zone 2. Kentish Town West railway station is situated 2,300 feet southeast of St Martin’s Church.

St Dominic’s Priory Church

Church

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St Dominic's Priory Church is one of the largest Catholic churches in London. The church is Grade II* listed building on the National Heritage List for England. St Dominic’s Priory Church is situated 1,100 feet west of St Martin’s Church.

Gospel Oak railway station

Station

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Gospel Oak is a London Overground interchange station on Mansfield Road, in the London Borough of Camden. It is the western terminus of the Suffragette line to and from Barking Riverside, and is also situated on the Mildmay line between Clapham Junction/Richmond and Stratford. Gospel Oak railway station is situated 1,300 feet north of St Martin’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gospel Oak and Kentish Town.

Gospel Oak

Suburb

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Gospel Oak is an area of north west London in the London Borough of Camden at the very south of Hampstead Heath. The neighbourhood is positioned between Hampstead to the north-west, Dartmouth Park to the north-east, Kentish Town to the south-east, and Belsize Park to the south-west.

Kentish Town

Suburb

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Kentish Town is an area in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town, close to Hampstead Heath. The area was initially a small settlement on the River Fleet, first recorded in 1207 during King John's reign.