St Giles in the Fields
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51°30′55.12″N 00°07′43.08″W St Giles in the Fields is the Anglican parish church of the St Giles district of London. The parish stands within the London Borough of Camden and forms part of the Diocese of London. The church, named for St Giles the Hermit, began as the chapel of a 12th-century monastery and leper hospital in the fields between Westminster and the City of London and now gives its name to the surrounding urban district of St Giles in the West End of London, situated between Seven Dials, Bloomsbury, Holborn and Soho. The present church is the third on the site since 1101 and was rebuilt most recently in 1731–1733 in Palladian style to designs by the architect Henry Flitcroft.
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St Giles in the Fields | |
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Location | St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8LG |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Traditional Anglican Book of Common Prayer |
Website | www.stgilesonline.org |
History | |
Founded | 1101 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Architect(s) | Henry Flitcroft |
Style | Palladian |
Years built | 1731-33 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of London |
Archdeaconry | London |
Deanery | Westminster (St Margaret) |
Clergy | |
Rector | Reverend Thomas Sander[1] |