• Source: List of churches in the City of London

This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in the City of London. The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Christian worship. The denominations appended are those by which they self-identify.




History






= Wren and Anglican churches

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Before the Great Fire of London in 1666, the City of London had around 100 churches in an area of only one square mile (2.6 km2). Of the 86 destroyed by the Fire, 51 were rebuilt along with St Paul's Cathedral. The majority have traditionally been regarded as the work of Sir Christopher Wren, but although their rebuilding was entrusted primarily to him, the role of his various associates, including Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor especially, is currently being reassessed and given greater emphasis.
With regard to Anglican churches, as opposed to Catholic churches, nonconformist chapels or meeting houses, the designs of the Wren office provided a new standard for British church architecture ever since, as well as giving a distinctive face to the Anglican church in London. Wren also designed a number of Anglican churches outside the City, including St James's, Piccadilly and St Clement Danes. After the Wren era, Hawksmoor was responsible for six of the great Anglican churches in the East End of London (for example Christ Church, Spitalfields), and other architects such as Hooke, James Gibbs and John James contributed significantly to Anglican church architecture in London.




= Metropolitan area

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London's churches and chapels are extraordinarily numerous and diverse. Anglican and nonconformist churches and chapels are most numerous, but there are also many Catholic churches as well as places of worship for non-Christian religions.
Most of the Anglican churches lie within the Anglican dioceses of London to the north and Southwark to the south. For historical reasons, the Anglican churches in London north of the Thames but east of the River Lea fall within the Diocese of Chelmsford, and those in the London Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley fall within the Diocese of Rochester. A few Anglican churches in the Barnet area fall into the Diocese of St Albans, reflecting the historical association of Barnet with Hertfordshire. The Catholic dioceses that cover Greater London are, north of the Thames and west of the Lea, the Diocese of Westminster; south of the Thames the Archdiocese of Southwark; and north of the Thames and east of the Lea, the Diocese of Brentwood. There are still some two thousand Anglican churches alone, across the capital and if nonconformist and other denominations are included, they cover every age and style, in the design and evolution of which at least six hundred different architects have made contributions. As London expanded during the early 19th century, many new churches and chapels were built independently by the growing nonconformist urban population; to match the growth in nonconformist churches and chapels, the Anglican "Waterloo church" building programme saw numerous Anglican churches constructed across south London in the first half of the century.




= Significance

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Although many churches and chapels were entirely or partly lost to 19th-century demolitions and to bombing in the Second World War, many historic, architecturally significant and religiously significant buildings remain, particularly in the City of London and the neighbouring City of Westminster. A number of the churches are mentioned in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons. Churches in this list belong to various denominations, as indicated.




List of churches



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. A map can be found here: 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

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




= Churches holding regular service

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= Churches demolished or no longer holding regular service

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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


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




Notes and references






External links


Anglican Diocese of London
Baptist Union Churches
Church of England Parish Finder
Church of England churches in central London
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The History Files Churches of the British Isles
Congregational Churches in London
Friends of the City Churches
Gospel Hall Finder
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London
Methodist Church of Great Britain Church Search
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood Parishes A-Z
Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster – Virtual Diocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark – Parish Directory
Seventh-day Adventist Churches in London
United Reformed Church Find A Church
Redeemed Christian Church of God

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