Cathedrals · London
St Margaret's Church, Westminster
St Margaret's Church, Westminster — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
St Margaret's Church, Westminster is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey is an Anglican parish church in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey.
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Background
History
The church was founded in the twelfth century by Benedictine monks, so that local people who lived in the area around the Abbey could worship separately at their own simpler parish church, and historically it was within the hundred of Ossulstone in the county of Middlesex. In 1914, in a preface to Memorials of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, a former Rector of St Margaret's, Hensley Henson, reported a mediaeval tradition that the church was as old as Westminster Abbey, owing its origins to the same royal saint, Edward the Confessor, and that "The two churches, conventual and parochial, have stood side by side for more than eight centuries – not, of course, the existing fabrics, but…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5000, -0.1269
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1P 3PA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1050
- Opening
- Mo-Sa 09:30-16:00
- Official site
- www.westminster-abbey.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q823412 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Margaret's, Westminster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Margaret's Church, Westminster?
- St Margaret's Church, Westminster is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1P 3PA), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- Is St Margaret's Church, Westminster a listed building?
- St Margaret's Church, Westminster is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to St Margaret's Church, Westminster?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1P 3PA. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.