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St John's Wood is a district in the City of Westminster, London, England, about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Charing Cross.Historically the northern part of the ancient parish and Metropolitan Borough of Marylebone, it extends from Regent's Park and Primrose Hill in the east to Edgware Road in the west, with the Swiss Cottage area of Hampstead to the north and Lisson Grove to the south.
St John's Wood Church is an Anglican parish church in St John's Wood, London. Built in the classical style, the Grade II*-listed church [2] is situated on Lord's Roundabout, between Lord's Cricket Ground and Regent's Park in the Deanery of Westminster St Marylebone. [3] The parish is under the jurisdiction of the Archdeacon of Charing Cross. [4]
The area began to be developed in the 19th century, and St John's Wood Church and burial ground were consecrated in 1814. The burial ground was closed in 1855, and converted to a public garden in 1886. There are thought to be around 50,000 graves, including those of the artist John Sell Cotman and the prophetess Joanna Southcott. [1]
The St John's Wood Chapel. In 1898, the St John's Wood Chapel became a chapel of ease to Christ Church, Marylebone. [18] In 1932, the Rector of Christ Church moved from Christ Church House into St John's House and increasingly the parish appears to have been administered from there. [8]
3 Marylebone. 4 Mayfair. 5 Millbank. 6 Regent’s Park. 7 St James’s. 8 St John’s Wood. 9 Soho. 10 South Kensington. 11 Strand. 12 Victoria. 13 Victoria ...
St Marylebone Church. The Ancient Parish's church, St Marylebone Parish Church, has been rebuilt several times at various locations within the parish. The earliest known church dedicated to St John the Evangelist was established by Barking Abbey, which held Manor of Tyburn, at an unknown date, but probably sometime in the 12th century. [15]
St James, Spanish Place: Marylebone: James [39] 1793–1796 Originally connected with Spanish Embassy. New building 1890 Our Lady of St John's Wood St John's Wood: Mary [40] 1832 Rebuilt 1836 Immaculate Conception, Farm Street: Mayfair: Imm Conception [41] 1849 served by the Society of Jesus. Parish church from 1966 Our Lady of the Rosary ...
The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (Hebrew: קהל קדוש לב חדש, romanized: Qahal Kadosh Lev Chadash, lit. 'Holy Congregation New Heart'), abbreviated as LJS, is a Liberal Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in St John's Wood, in the City of Westminster, London, England, in the United Kingdom.