List of churches in London
This list of churches and cathedrals in London called churches, chapels and cathedrals in the British capital, which it there in a density there than anywhere else in England. Before the Great Fire of London in 1666 there were in the City of London, an area of about two and a half square kilometers, 96 churches. Of these were destroyed in the fire of 86, of which 51 were rebuilt, including the St Paul's Cathedral. The majority of these 51 churches considered to be the work of Sir Christopher Wren, but although the reconstruction is primarily attributed to him, is the role of its various partners, in particular have been studied more by Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor in recent times.
Regarding the Anglican churches, unlike Catholic churches, non-conformist chapels or houses of prayer, put the Entwurfe Wren and his staff set a new standard for the Polish church since then, and gave the Anglican Church in London en face. Wren also designed a number of Anglican churches outside of the city, including St James's, Piccadilly and St Clement Danes. After the era Wrens Hawksmoor was responsible for the construction of six of the great Anglican churches in the East End of London ( among which the Christ Church, Spitalfields ), and other architects such as Hooke, James Gibbs and John James contributed significantly to anglikaniscchen church architecture in London.
Metropolitan Area
Most of the Anglican churches within the Anglican Diocese of London to the north and the Diocese of Southwark in the south, but for historical reasons fall within the churches of London north of the Thames, east of the River Lea ( Thames ) are, in the Diocese of Chelmsford. The Roman Catholic dioceses cover the territory of Greater London north of the Thames and west of the River Lea, the Archdiocese of Westminster, east of the river and north of the Thames, the Diocese of Brentwood and south of the Thames the Archdiocese of Southwark. There are over two thousand Anglican churches in the Capital Region; they were created by more than six hundred different architects.
Although in the 19th century, many churches and chapels were entirely or partially lost through demolition and later by the bombings of World War II, numerous historical, architectural or religiously significant buildings have survived, particularly in the City of London and the adjacent City of Westminster. A number of these churches will be enumerated in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons.
Boroughs
Greater London is divided into 32 boroughs and the City of London.
Barking and Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
London, Greater London E8 3PH
Hammersmith and Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington and Chelsea
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
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Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond upon Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth
City of Westminster
City of London
The City of London is not a borough of London, but an independent ceremonial county, but located within Greater London. In 1666, there were 96 parishes within the city limits; The following are today in one way or another to the Christian faith.