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The 20 best historic churches in London
Our curated top 20 historic churches in London, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 1,440 historic churches see the full historic churches index for London.
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Denny Abbey
Cambridgeshire
Denny Abbey is a former abbey near Waterbeach, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It is now the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey. The monastery was inhabited by a succ
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St Mary's Church, Hitchin
Hertfordshire
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. St Mary's Church is the largest parish church in Hertfordshire, and is remarkably large for a town of the size
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Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is situated in north Lambeth, London, on the south bank of the River Thames, 400 yards (370 metres) south-east of th
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St Magnus-the-Martyr, City of London
St Magnus-the-Martyr, City of London — a Grade I-listed church in england-london, United Kingdom.
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St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt
Hertfordshire
St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt is a Church of England parish church in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, situated at Churchgate near the ruins of Cheshunt Great House. Built between 1418 and 1448 in the
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All Saints, Margaret Street
All Saints, Margaret Street — a Grade I-listed church in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Christ Church Greyfriars
Christ Church Greyfriars — a Grade I-listed church in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Holy Trinity Church, South Kensington
Holy Trinity Church, South Kensington, is an Anglican church located on Prince Consort Road in the City of Westminster, London, England. The current building dates from 1901 and was built by George Fr
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Parish Church of St Mary Magdalen
Cambridgeshire
St Mary Magdalene Church is the Church of England parish church in the village of Ickleton in Cambridgeshire. The church is a Grade I listed building. Its parish is part of a combined benefice with th
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Church of St Augustine, Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
St Augustine's Church is an active Church in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. The church stands opposite the New River. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grad
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St John the Baptist's Church, Barnack
The Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack is a Church of England parish church in the village of Barnack, now in the City of Peterborough unitary authority area of the ceremonial county of Cambridges
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St Giles & All Saints Church, Orsett
St Giles & All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Orsett, Essex, England, which is of medieval origin. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Church of St John the Baptist, Peterborough
St John the Baptist Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in the city of Peterborough, now Cambridgeshire, England.
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St Marys Church, Clophill
The present St Mary's Church is located in the centre of the small village of Clophill, between Bedford and Luton in the county of Bedfordshire in the South Midlands of England. The new church, built
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Leper Chapel, Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
The Leper Chapel, also known as the Leper Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, is a chapel on the east side of Cambridge, England, off Newmarket Road close to the railway crossing at Barnwell Junction. It dat
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St Peter's, London Docks
St Peter's, Wapping, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Wapping Lane, Wapping, London, E1W 2RW. It was built in 1865–1939, designed by F. H. Pownall. The organist Thomas Worsley Staniforth compose
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Church of St Botolph, Chevening
Kent
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St Botolph's Church is the parish church of Bossall, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The current church, dedicated to St Botolph, dates from around 1180, though as many as three earlier chur
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St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Bedford Street, Covent Garden, central London. It was designed by Inigo Jones as part of a commission for the 4th Earl of Bedford in 16
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St. Mary's Church, Putney
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Putney, is an Anglican church in Putney, London, sited next to the River Thames, beside the southern approach to Putney Bridge. There has been a centre of Christian
