St Laurence Pountney Churchyard
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St Laurence Pountney Churchyard

London, City of London, Greater London, England

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    Coordinates: 51.51061, -0.08859
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The church stood on the west side of what is now Laurence Pountney Lane, between Cannon Street and Upper Thames Street. During the late 13th and early 14th centuries the church was recorded under various names including "St Laurence next the Thames" , "St Laurence in Candlewigstrate" and "Sancti Laurenc' de Lundenestane". St Laurence's was destroyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666. The church was not rebuilt but instead the parish was united to that of St Mary Abchurch. The old churchyard, which lay to the south side of the church continued to be used for burials. In the 1850s it was converted into the garden of a neighboring house. This 17th century building, which still exists, is now numbered as 7a Laurence Pountney Hill. The site of the church itself, which became known as the "Church Ground", was used as an additional burial ground following the Great Fire, and is now a privately owned garden.
The church stood on the west side of what is now Laurence Pountney Lane, between Cannon Street and Upper Thames Street. During the late 13th and early 14th centuries the church was recorded under various names including "St Laurence next the Thames" , "St Laurence in Candlewigstrate" and "Sancti Laurenc' de Lundenestane". St Laurence's was destroyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666. The church was not rebuilt but instead the parish was united to that of St Mary Abchurch. The old churchyard, which lay to the south side of the church continued to be used for burials. In the 1850s it was converted into the garden of a neighboring house. This 17th century building, which still exists, is now numbered as 7a Laurence Pountney Hill. The site of the church itself, which became known as the "Church Ground", was used as an additional burial ground following the Great Fire, and is now a privately owned garden.

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  • Added: 10 Mar 2013
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2487888