St. Mary-Le-Bow
The Church of St Mary-le-Bow is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, England. Located on Cheapside, one of the city's oldest thoroughfares, the church was founded in 1080, by Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Opening hours:
Wednesday: 7:30 AM—6:00 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM—6:30 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in City of London, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bow Bells”, “Church Of St Mary Le Bow”, “St Mary le Bow”, and “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Address: Cheapside, London, EC2V 6AU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and London Bridge.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 1,100 feet west of St. Mary-Le-Bow.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,500 feet southeast of St. Mary-Le-Bow.
Guildhall
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barbican Estate and Bankside.
Barbican Estate
Quarter
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.St. Mary-Le-Bow
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51375° or 51° 30′ 50″ north
Longitude
-0.09355° or 0° 5′ 37″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9C3XGW74+FH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Western Frisian—“St. Mary-Le-Bow” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Сент-Мэры-ле-Боу”
- Chinese: “聖瑪莉里波教堂”
- Chinese: “聖瑪麗勒波教堂”
- Dutch: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت مارى لو بو”
- Finnish: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- French: “Saint Mary-le-Bow”
- French: “Sainte Mary-le-Bow”
- French: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- German: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט מרי לה בו”
- Hebrew: “סנט מרי לה בו”
- Italian: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Japanese: “セント・メアリー・ル・ボウ”
- Japanese: “セント・メアリー・ル・ボウ教会”
- Japanese: “セント・メアリー＝ル＝ボウ”
- Korean: “세인트 메리르보”
- Latin: “S. Maria de Arcubus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Norwegian: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Persian: “کلیسای سنت ماری-له-بو”
- Polish: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Russian: “Сент-Мэри-ле-Боу”
- Serbo-Croatian: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Spanish: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Swedish: “Saint Mary le Bow”
- Swedish: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Turkish: “St Mary-le-Bow”
- Western Frisian: “St Mary-le-Bow”
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Highlights include Bow Churchyard and Bread Street Kitchen.
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