Historic churches · London
Stanborough Park Church
Stanborough Park Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Garston · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
Stanborough Park Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.6845°, -0.3929°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stanborough Park Church is a Seventh-day Adventist church located in the grounds of Stanborough Park in Watford, Hertfordshire.
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Background
History
The foundation stone of Stanborough Park Church was laid on 14 November 1927 in the grounds of Stanborough Park, the erstwhile home of the British Union Conference headquarters, the Granose Foods factory, Stanborough Press, the Voice of Prophecy Bible School, Stanborough College (a theological college which later relocated to the Midlands, with its former building eventually becoming home to Stanborough School), and the Stanborough Hydro Sanatorium. Dr. Rubel, from the sanatorium, was the driving force behind the building of the church, which was dedicated by the British Union Conference president at the time, W. H. Meredith, on 22 July 1928. Stanborough also founded the Rickmansworth…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6845, -0.3929
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Watford
- Parish
- Watford, unparished area
- Postcode
- WD25 9JW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Watford
- Nearest railway station
- Garston — 0.8 km
- Official site
- stanboroughpark.adventistchurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16258523 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stanborough Park Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stanborough Church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stanborough Park Church?
- Stanborough Park Church is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode WD25 9JW), in the parish of Watford, unparished area.
- Is Stanborough Park Church a protected site?
- Yes — Stanborough Park Church is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Stanborough Park Church free to visit?
- Yes, Stanborough Park Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stanborough Park Church?
- The nearest railway station is Garston, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WD25 9JW.