Reading Minster

Reading Minster, or the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, is the oldest ecclesiastical foundation in the town of , , England. Although eclipsed in importance by the later , Reading Minster regained its status after the destruction of the Abbey and is now an Anglican parish church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin”
  • Address: Reading

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reading Railway Station and St Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Reading.

Railway station
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is a major transport hub in the town of in , 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 . is situated 1,700 feet north of Reading Minster.

Church
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, Castle Street is an independent church within the Continuing Anglican movement. It is located in the town centre of , in the English county of , and is a few yards from the similarly named, but much older Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin. is situated 370 feet southwest of Reading Minster.

Shopping center
is a large indoor shopping and leisure mall on the banks of the in , , England. Partly on the site of a 17th-century workhouse of the same name, it was developed and is owned by Hammerson. is situated 600 feet east of Reading Minster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coley and Coley Park.

Suburb
Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighbourhood near the centre of the town of , in the county of . It is often referred to as Old , to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of .

Suburb
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb to the south of the town of in the county of . It is largely built on the country estate of the same name, surrounding Coley House.

Suburb
Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.
Reading is a large, historic town in in the South East of . It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.

Reading Minster

Latitude
51.4545° or 51° 27′ 16″ north
Longitude
-0.97365° or 0° 58′ 25″ west
Open location code
9C3XF23G+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96032369
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q7300527
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Reading Minster” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه قراءه مينستر”
  • German: “Reading Minster”

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