Historic churches · London
St Pancras Old Church, Camden
St Pancras Old Church, Camden — church in the London Borough of Camden, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- London St. Pancras International · 0.3 km
About
St Pancras Old Church, Camden is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Named after Pancras of Rome. Wikidata describes it as: "church in the London Borough of Camden, UK". Coordinates: 51.5349°, -0.1302°.
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Heritage listing
St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road, Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. Somers Town is an area of the ancient parish and later Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. Dedicated to the Roman martyr Saint Pancras, the patron saint of children, it is reputed to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in England, although this is not supported by strong evidence.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road, Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. Somers Town is an area of the ancient parish and later Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. Dedicated to the Roman martyr Saint Pancras, the patron saint of children, it is reputed to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in England, although this is not supported by strong evidence. St Pancras Old Church, which was largely rebuilt in the Victorian era, should not be confused with St Pancras New Church (1819–1822) about 860 metres (940 yd) away on Euston Road.
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Background
History
The building served the large ancient parish of St Pancras, which stretched from a point a short distance north of Oxford Street, northward to Highgate. of – west to east – Paddington and St Marylebone (in the modern City of Westminster), and St Pancras (in the modern London Borough of Camden) in 1834]]
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- Coordinates
- 51.5349, -0.1302
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 1UL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Nearest railway station
- London St. Pancras International — 0.3 km
- Official site
- posp.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3495349 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Pancras Old Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Pancras (Old Church), London NW1 - geograph.org.uk - 1507194.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Pancras Old Church, Camden?
- St Pancras Old Church, Camden is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 1UL), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- Is St Pancras Old Church, Camden a listed building?
- St Pancras Old Church, Camden is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to St Pancras Old Church, Camden?
- The nearest railway station is London St. Pancras International, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 1UL.