St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth
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St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth is the parish church of Monkwearmouth in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is one of three churches in the Parish of Monkwearmouth. The others are the Victorian All Saints' Church, Monkwearmouth and the Edwardian St Andrew's Church, Roker.
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St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland | |
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54.913030°N 1.375245°W / 54.913030; -1.375245 | |
Location | Monkwearmouth, Tyne and Wear |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | Parish of Monkwearmouth |
History | |
Status | parish church |
Dedication | Saint Peter |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Designated | 8 May 1950 |
Style | Anglo-Saxon, Decorated Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Years built | 7th, 10th, 14th & 19th centuries |
Specifications | |
Materials | rubble masonry |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
Archdeaconry | Sunderland |
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St Peter's was founded in AD 674–5 as one of the two churches of the Benedictine double monastery of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey. The other church is St Paul's Church, Jarrow. St Peter's is a Grade I listed building[1] and part of a scheduled monument.[2]