Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster

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Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster is a historic Anglican parish church in London, situated next to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, long associated with parliamentary worship and notable state occasions.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican parish church
Church of England church
Grade I listed building
Historic church
administrativeBody Westminster Abbey Chapter
archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Charing Cross
architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
associatedWith House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey
churchmanship Broad church
city London
constructionEnd 1523
constructionStart 1480
country United Kingdom
countrySubdivision England
deanery Deanery of Westminster (St Margaret) and St John
dedicatedTo Saint Margaret of Antioch
denomination Anglican
diocese Diocese of London
function Parish church
Parliamentary church
hasFeature Chancel
Square west tower
Stained glass windows
Three-aisled nave
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England
heritageStatus Grade I listed
liturgicalTradition Church of England liturgy
locatedIn City of Westminster
London
locatedNextTo Palace of Westminster
Westminster Abbey
locatedOn Parliament Square
material Stone
municipality City of Westminster
near River Thames
notableBurial Sir Walter Raleigh
notableEvent Used for parliamentary worship
Venue for state occasions
notableMemorial Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh
Memorials to members of Parliament
ownership Dean and Chapter of Westminster
parish St Margaret, Westminster
province Province of Canterbury
region Greater London
website https://www.westminster-abbey.org/st-margarets-church

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Westminster World Heritage Site ("St Margaret’s Church, Westminster")
Westminster, London, England ("St Margaret's Church, Westminster")
contains
Parliament Square ("St Margaret's Church, Westminster")
adjacentTo
Walter Raleigh ("St Margaret’s, Westminster")
burialPlace
Broad Sanctuary ("St Margaret’s Church, Westminster")
hasNearbyLandmark
London ("Saint Margaret's Church")
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall ("Parish of St Margaret, Westminster")
jurisdiction
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster ("St Margaret, Westminster")
parish
Westminster Abbey
worldHeritageSiteWith

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