Historic churches · South East England
Greyfriars Church, Reading
Greyfriars Church, Reading — church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.
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Greyfriars Church, Reading is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1311. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Catholicism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4568°, -0.9765°.
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Greyfriars Church is an evangelical Anglican church, and former Franciscan friary, in the town centre of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The church forms part of the Church of England's Diocese of Oxford. It is the oldest Franciscan church still in use as a place of worship in the UK, and is said to be the most complete surviving example of Franciscan architecture in England. As a consequence, it has been listed as a Grade I listed building.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4568, -0.9765
- District
- Reading
- Parish
- Reading, unparished area
- Postcode
- RG1 1EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading Central
- Established
- 1311
- Official site
- www.greyfriars.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5608388 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Greyfriars Church, Reading (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: ReadingGreyfriars.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Greyfriars Church, Reading?
- Greyfriars Church, Reading is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4568°, -0.9765°.
- When was Greyfriars Church, Reading built?
- Greyfriars Church, Reading dates to 1311 — the Norman & medieval period.
- Is Greyfriars Church, Reading a listed building?
- Greyfriars Church, Reading carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.