Historic churches · East of England
Church of St Mary the Less
In or near Cambridge.
Church of St Mary the Less — church in Cambridge, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge · 1.5 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
The Church of St Mary the Less is located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, with the postcode CB2 1QG. The nearest railway station is Cambridge, which is 1.5 km away. Entry to the church is free.
About
Church of St Mary the Less is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Cambridge, UK". Coordinates: 52.2013°, 0.1184°.
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Heritage listing
Little St Mary's or St Mary the Less is a Church of England parish church in Cambridge, England, on Trumpington Street between Pembroke College's Mill Lane Project development site and Peterhouse. The church is in the Diocese of Ely and follows the Anglo-Catholic or high-church tradition of the Church of England. In addition to its main Sunday Mass, the church has a strong tradition of daily morning and evening prayer, regular weekday Communion and the keeping of church festivals. The church has a particular ministry helping both men and women to explore possible vocations to the priesthood. Little St Mary's has active overseas mission links, provides support to local mental health projects, and participates in Hope Cambridge's Churches Homeless Project.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Little St Mary's or St Mary the Less is a Church of England parish church in Cambridge, England, on Trumpington Street between Pembroke College's Mill Lane Project development site and Peterhouse. The church is in the Diocese of Ely and follows the Anglo-Catholic or high-church tradition of the Church of England. In addition to its main Sunday Mass, the church has a strong tradition of daily morning and evening prayer, regular weekday Communion and the keeping of church festivals. The church has a particular ministry helping both men and women to explore possible vocations to the priesthood. Little St Mary's has active overseas mission links, provides support to local mental health projects, and participates in Hope Cambridge's Churches Homeless Project. The vicar is Canon Robert Mackley, who has been the incumbent since 2012.
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Background
History
on the north side of the nave. He was the great-uncle of President George Washington.]] There has been a place of worship on the site since around the twelfth century. The earliest known records of the church state that the first church here was called St Peter-without-Trumpington Gate, to distinguish it from St Peter by the Castle (or ad castrum). It was controlled by three successive generations of the same family until 1207. After that date it was given to the Hospital of St John the Evangelist and served by chaplains from that foundation. In the early 1280s Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, lodged some scholars in the Hospital but to his dismay found soon that the sick and the students…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2013, 0.1184
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Cambridge
- Parish
- Cambridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- CB2 1QG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cambridge
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge — 1.5 km
- Official site
- www.lsm.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5117577 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little St Mary's, Cambridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Church of St Mary The Less, Cambridge.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Mary the Less?
- Church of St Mary the Less is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB2 1QG), in the parish of Cambridge, unparished area.
- What is Church of St Mary the Less?
- Church of St Mary the Less — church in Cambridge, UK.
- How do I get to Church of St Mary the Less?
- The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode CB2 1QG.
- Is Church of St Mary the Less a listed building?
- Church of St Mary the Less is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Mary the Less free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Mary the Less is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Mary the Less?
- The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CB2 1QG.