St Margaret's, Westminster

The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey is an Anglican church in Westminster, London, England. It is in the grounds of Westminster Abbey next to the Palace of Westminster. It was the church of the House of Commons since 1614 ^[1] - 1972.^{[2][not in the source given]} It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site called "Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church". The church was first started in the 12th century by Benedictine monks.^[3] The building that stands now was built between 1486 and 1523.^[4] The church is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch.^[5]

St Margaret's, Westminster
St Margaret's Church, Westminster, with the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster in the background (Big Ben).
Location	City of Westminster, London, UK
Coordinates	51°30′00″N 00°07′37″W
Founded	12th Century
Rebuilt	1486 to 1523
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iv
Designated	1987 (11th session)
Reference no.	426
Country	United Kingdom
Region	Europe and North America
Location of St. Margaret, Westminster Abbey in central London

St. Margaret's is the parish church for this part of Westminster. Other grand ecclesiastical places in the area do not perform this function. Until modern times, Westminster had large numbers of ordinary people living in the parish who could not, or did not, use the grand churches for their spiritual needs.

Gallery

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  Explanatory plaque
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  St Margaret's Church. To the left is the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster; to the right is the Abbey.
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  St Margaret's, seen from the London Eye Ferris wheel
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  The nave of St Margaret's

References

1. "Visiting St. Margaret's Church, Westminster". Archaeology Travel. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
2. Westminster Abbey. "St. Margaret's, Westminster Parish details". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
3. McManus, Mark. "St. Margaret's, Westminster". Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
4. John Richardson, The Annals of London: a Year-by-year Record of a Thousand Years of History (University of California Press, 2000), p. 81
5. Pevsner, N.; Bradley, Simon (2003). The Buildings of England: London 6 – Westminster. Uxbridge: Penguin. ISBN 0-300-09595-3.

Other websites

• St Margaret's, Westminster Abbey Archived 2019-06-21 at the Wayback Machine