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St Mary Abchurch

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"ST. MARY ABCHURCH, the church of, is situated near the south end of Abchurch-lane, Cannon-street, and derives its name and addition, from having been dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and Ab or Up church, from its greater elevation than most of its neighbourhood. . . The ancient church was destroyed by the great fire in 1666, and the present edifice erected shortly afterwards by Sir Christmher Wren. The parish of St. Lawrence Pountney was united to this parish after the fire, and the church of that small parish was consequently not rebuilt. The church is a rectory, in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the patronage of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The present rector is the Rev. J. W. Bellamy. Vicar of Sellinge, and headmaster of Merchant Tabors' SchooL" [James Elmes. A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Brian Randell]

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This parish - no. 63 in the above map - is located in Candlewick Ward.
The church dates from before the Great Fire, and was rebuilt by Wren 1681-87.

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Archives & Libraries

London Metropolitan Archive holdings for St Mary Abchurch.

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Church History

St. Mary Abchurch and Grinling Gibbons, from the A London Inheritance website; a detailed well-illustrated description of the church.

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Church Records

Online Parish Register Images and Indexes for St Mary Abchurch parish are provided by, or at various subscription sites via, the LDS FamilySearch wiki.

No non-Church of England denominations have been identified for St Mary Abchurch with St Lawrence Pountney [LDS FamilySearch Wiki].

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Description & Travel

Wikipedia page on St Mary Abchurch.

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Gazetteers

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History

Summary history of St Mary Abchurch parish, from the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.

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Land & Property

Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of the parish of St Mary Abchurch - provides "information from census records, trade directories, etc."

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Maps

1836 map of St Mary Abchurch - illustration of the location covered by the map, and of archive(s) holding a copy, provided by the Catalogue of British Town Maps.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ328809 (Lat/Lon: 51.511679, -0.088208), St Mary Abchurch which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

Surnames from the 1881 census in the S t Mary Abchurch and St Mary Abchurch London districts.

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Occupations

Clerical career summaries for the parish of (i) St Mary Abchurch and (ii) St Mary Abchurch With St Lawrence Pounteny, from the Clergy of the Church of England Database website.

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Taxation

Sources for listings of taxpayer names for St Mary Abchurch parish, listed on the LDS FamilySearch wiki.