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Croydon Minster

Croydon Minster — Grade I listed church in Croydon, London.

Croydon Minster

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Croydon Minster is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1450. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with liberal Catholicism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Croydon, London". Coordinates: 51.3727°, -0.1061°.

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Croydon Minster is the parish and civic church of the London Borough of Croydon, located in the Old Town area of Croydon. There are currently more than 35 churches in the borough, with Croydon Minster being the most prominent. It is Grade I listed. Six Archbishops of Canterbury are buried in the church: Edmund Grindal (d.1583), John Whitgift (d.1604), Gilbert Sheldon (d.1677), William Wake (d.1737), John Potter (d.1747), and Thomas Herring (d.1757).

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Coordinates
51.3727, -0.1061
District
Croydon
Parish
Croydon, unparished area
Postcode
CR0 1RF
Parliamentary constituency
Croydon West
Established
1450

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Croydon Minster?
Croydon Minster is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3727°, -0.1061°.
When was Croydon Minster built?
Croydon Minster dates to 1450 — the Norman & medieval period.
Is Croydon Minster a listed building?
Croydon Minster carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.