List of churches in the City of London

This is a list of cathedrals, churches, and chapels in the City of London. It focuses on permanent buildings that are used for Christian worship. Each church or chapel is listed with the name of the group or denomination that uses it, showing how they describe themselves. The list helps us learn about the many important places of worship in this historic part of London.

History

Wren and Anglican churches

Before the Great Fire of London in 1666, the City of London had about 100 churches in just one square mile (2.6 km²). The fire destroyed 86 of these churches, but 51 were rebuilt along with St Paul's Cathedral. Most people think Sir Christopher Wren built them, but now we know his helpers like Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor also played big roles.

The churches designed by Wren set a new style for British church buildings and helped give the Anglican churches in London their special look. Wren also designed some Anglican churches outside the City, such as St James's, Piccadilly and St Clement Danes. After Wren, Hawksmoor designed six important Anglican churches in the East End of London, like Christ Church, Spitalfields. Other architects such as Hooke, James Gibbs, and John James also helped shape Anglican church designs in London.

Metropolitan area

London has many churches and chapels, including Anglican, Catholic, and other types of Christian places of worship, as well as places for non-Christian religions. Most Anglican churches are in the dioceses of London to the north and Southwark to the south. Some are in the Diocese of Chelmsford, Diocese of Rochester, or Diocese of St Albans, depending on their location. There are about two thousand Anglican churches in London, and even more if you count other denominations. Many new churches were built in the early 1800s as London grew, especially for nonconformist groups and as part of the Anglican "Waterloo church" program in south London.

Significance

Even though many churches were lost in the 1800s and during the Second World War, many important and beautiful buildings remain, especially in the City of London and nearby City of Westminster. Some of these churches are mentioned in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons. The churches listed here belong to different denominations, as shown.

List of churches

Further information: Churches in the City of London

The City of London is not a London borough but, while being a ceremonial county in its own right, is within Greater London. In 1666 there were 96 parishes within the bounds of the City. Today the following continue Christian witness in one form or another in the heart of London. The area has 46 churches for just 9,400 inhabitants; the ratio of one church to every 204 people is the highest in England, but the statistic disguises the fact that the vast majority of attendees at City churches live outside the area.

Medieval parish churches in the City

This map shows the medieval churches in the City of London.

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St Mary

!St Clement

St Clement

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St Botolph

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St Dunstan

!St Giles

St Giles

!St Helen

St Helen

!St James

St James

!St Katharine

St Katharine

!St Lawrence

St Lawrence

!St Magnus

St Magnus

!St Margaret

St Margaret

!St Margaret

St Margaret

!St Martin

St Martin

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St Sepulchre

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!St Vedast

St Vedast

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!St Clement

St Clement

!St Peter

St Peter

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St Ethelbu.

!St Edmund

St Edmund

!St Botolph

St Botolph

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Anne & Agn

!St Andrew

St Andrew

!St Mildred

St Mildred

!St Michael

St Michael

!St Dunstan

St Dunstan

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!St Swithin

St Swithin

!St Stephen

St Stephen

!St Alban

St Alban

!St Mary

St Mary

!All Hallows

All Hallows

!St Katherine

St Katherine

!St Alphege

St Alphege

!St Peter

St Peter

!St Michael

St Michael

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All Hallows

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St Michael

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George

!St Olave

St Olave

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St Mary Mag

!St Matthew

St Matthew

!St Dionis

St Dionis

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All Hallows

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St Michael

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St Martin

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St Mildred

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All Hallows

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St Peter

!St Pancras

St Pancras

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St Olave

!St Nicholas

St Nicholas

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St Michael

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St Mary

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St Martin

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!St Marg

St Marg

!St Leonard

St Leonard

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!St Laurence

St Laurence

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St John Z.

!St Jn Eva.

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St John Bap.

!St Gregory

St Gregory

!St Gabriel

St Gabriel

!St Faith

St Faith

!St Botolph

St Botolph

!St Osyth

St Osyth

!St Andrew

St Andrew

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Trin.

!A. H.

A. H.

!All Hallows

All Hallows

!St Mary

St Mary

!St Nicholas

St Nicholas

!St Audoen

St Audoen

!Thom

Thom

!St Augustine

St Augustine

!St Mary Overie

St Mary Overie

!St George

St George

!St Thomas

St Thomas

Medieval parish churches in the City of London

Churches holding regular service

Churches demolished or no longer holding regular service

See also: List of demolished churches in the City of London, List of churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London and not rebuilt

Related lists

Here are some lists that are related to churches and places of worship:

• List of churches in London
• List of Christopher Wren churches in London
• List of places of worship in London, 1804
• Union of Benefices Act 1860
• Commission for Building Fifty New Churches

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