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List of churches in the City of London

List of churches in the City of London

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This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in the City of London. The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Christian worship. The denominations appended are those by which they self-identify.

St Paul's Cathedral is the largest church building

History

Wren and Anglican churches

Before the Great Fire of London in 1666, the City of London had around 100 churches in an area of only one square mile (2.6 km2). Of the 86 destroyed by the Fire, 51 were rebuilt along with St Paul's Cathedral.[1] The majority have traditionally been regarded as the work of Sir Christopher Wren, but although their rebuilding was entrusted primarily to him, the role of his various associates, including Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor especially, is currently being reassessed and given greater emphasis.[2][3]

With regard to Anglican churches, as opposed to Catholic churches, nonconformist chapels or meeting houses, the designs of the Wren office provided a new standard for British church architecture ever since,[4] as well as giving a distinctive face to the Anglican church in London.[5] Wren also designed a number of Anglican churches outside the City, including St James's, Piccadilly and St Clement Danes. After the Wren era, Hawksmoor was responsible for six of the great Anglican churches in the East End of London (for example Christ Church, Spitalfields), and other architects such as Hooke, James Gibbs and John James contributed significantly to Anglican church architecture in London.

Metropolitan area

The King's Weigh House building on Duke Street, Mayfair (designed by Alfred Waterhouse and an example of nonconformist church architecture) today serves as the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile.

London's churches and chapels are extraordinarily numerous and diverse. Anglican and nonconformist churches and chapels are most numerous, but there are also many Catholic churches as well as places of worship for non-Christian religions.

Most of the Anglican churches lie within the Anglican dioceses of London to the north and Southwark to the south. For historical reasons, the Anglican churches in London north of the Thames but east of the River Lea fall within the Diocese of Chelmsford, and those in the London Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley fall within the Diocese of Rochester. A few Anglican churches in the Barnet area fall into the Diocese of St Albans, reflecting the historical association of Barnet with Hertfordshire. The Catholic dioceses that cover Greater London are, north of the Thames and west of the Lea, the Diocese of Westminster; south of the Thames the Archdiocese of Southwark; and north of the Thames and east of the Lea, the Diocese of Brentwood. There are still some two thousand Anglican churches alone, across the capital and if nonconformist and other denominations are included, they cover every age and style, in the design and evolution of which at least six hundred different architects have made contributions. As London expanded during the early 19th century, many new churches and chapels were built independently by the growing nonconformist urban population; to match the growth in nonconformist churches and chapels, the Anglican "Waterloo church" building programme saw numerous Anglican churches constructed across south London in the first half of the century.

Significance

Although many churches and chapels were entirely or partly lost to 19th-century demolitions and to bombing in the Second World War, many historic, architecturally significant and religiously significant buildings remain, particularly in the City of London and the neighbouring City of Westminster. A number of the churches are mentioned in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons. Churches in this list belong to various denominations, as indicated.

List of churches

Further information: Churches in the City of London

The City of London is not a London borough but, while being a ceremonial county in its own right, is within Greater London. In 1666 there were 96 parishes within the bounds of the City. Today the following continue Christian witness in one form or another in the heart of London. A map can be found here:[6] The area has 46 churches for just 9,400 inhabitants; the ratio of one church to every 204 people is the highest in England, but the statistic disguises the fact that the vast majority of attendees at City churches live outside the area.

Medieval parish churches in the City

This map shows the medieval churches in the City of London.

St Mary
St Mary
St Clement
St Clement
All Hallows
All Hallows
All Hallows
All Hallows
St Andrew
St Andrew
St Andrew
St Andrew
St Barthol.
St Barthol.
St Barthol.
St Barthol.
St Benet
St Benet
St Botolph
St Botolph
St Botolph
St Botolph
St Bride
St Bride
St Dunstan
St Dunstan
St Giles
St Giles
St Helen
St Helen
St James
St James
St Katharine
St Katharine
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Magnus
St Magnus
St Margaret
St Margaret
St Margaret
St Margaret
St Martin
St Martin
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
Mary
Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Michael
St Michael
St Nicholas
St Nicholas
St Olave
St Olave
ST PAUL
ST PAUL
St Sepulchre
St Sepulchre
Step.
Step.
St Vedast
St Vedast
Temple
Temple
St Clement
St Clement
St Peter
St Peter
St Ethelbu.
St Ethelbu.
St Edmund
St Edmund
St Botolph
St Botolph
Anne & Agn
Anne & Agn
St Andrew
St Andrew
St Mildred
St Mildred
St Michael
St Michael
St Dunstan
St Dunstan
Aug
Aug
St Swithin
St Swithin
St Stephen
St Stephen
St Alban
St Alban
St Mary
St Mary
All Hallows
All Hallows
St Katherine
St Katherine
St Alphege
St Alphege
St Peter
St Peter
St Michael
St Michael
All Hallows
All Hallows
St Michael
St Michael
George
George
St Olave
St Olave
St Mary Mag
St Mary Mag
St Matthew
St Matthew
St Dionis
St Dionis
All Hallows
All Hallows
St Michael
St Michael
Anth.
Anth.
St Martin
St Martin
St Mildred
St Mildred
All Hallows
All Hallows
St Benet
St Benet
St Mary
St Mary
St Benet
St Benet
Bart
Bart
St Michael
St Michael
St Chris.
St Chris.
Thom.
Thom.
St Peter
St Peter
St Pancras
St Pancras
St Olave
St Olave
St Nicholas
St Nicholas
St Nich
St Nich
M Mag
M Mag
St Michael
St Michael
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Mary
Mary
Mary
St Mary
St Mary
St Martin
St Martin
Mart
Mart
Mart
Mart
St Marg
St Marg
St Leonard
St Leonard
Leo
Leo
St Laurence
St Laurence
St John Z.
St John Z.
St Jn Eva.
St Jn Eva.
St John Bap.
St John Bap.
St Gregory
St Gregory
St Gabriel
St Gabriel
St Faith
St Faith
St Botolph
St Botolph
St Osyth
St Osyth
St Andrew
St Andrew
Trin.
Trin.
A. H.
A. H.
All Hallows
All Hallows
St Mary
St Mary
St Nicholas
St Nicholas
St Audoen
St Audoen
Thom
Thom
St Augustine
St Augustine
St Mary Overie
St Mary Overie
St George
St George
St Thomas
St Thomas
Medieval parish churches in the City of London

Churches holding regular service

All Hallows-by-the-Tower
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Churches demolished or no longer holding regular service

See also: List of demolished churches in the City of London, List of churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London and not rebuilt

Christ Church Greyfriars
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