Historic churches · London
St Benet Sherehog
St Benet Sherehog — church in City of London, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bank · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
St Benet Sherehog is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "church in City of London, UK". Coordinates: 51.5132°, -0.0914°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Benet Sherehog, additionally dedicated to St Osyth, was a medieval parish church built before the year 1111, on a site now occupied by No 1 Poultry in Cordwainer Ward, in what was then the wool-dealing district of the City of London. A shere hog is a castrated ram after its first shearing.
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Background
History
The church was originally dedicated to St Osyth. Sise Lane in the parish uses an abbreviated form of the saint's name. The historian John Stow believed that the later dedication of "Benet Sherehog" was derived from a corruption of the name of Bennet Shorne, a benefactor of the church in the reign of Edward II. The patronage of the church belonged to the monastery of St Mary Overy until the Dissolution, when it passed to the Crown. Matthew Griffith chaplain to Charles I was rector from 1640 until 1642, when he was removed from the post and imprisoned after preaching a sermon entitled "A Pathetical Persuasion to Pray for Publick Peace" in St Paul's Cathedral.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5132, -0.0914
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC2R 8EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Nearest railway station
- Bank — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.londonmithraeum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592650 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Benet Sherehog (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 1 Poultry.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Benet Sherehog?
- St Benet Sherehog is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC2R 8EJ), in the parish of City of London, unparished area.
- Is St Benet Sherehog free to visit?
- Yes, St Benet Sherehog is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Benet Sherehog?
- The nearest railway station is Bank, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EC2R 8EJ.