List of churches in Cambridge
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The following is a list of churches in Cambridge, England.
Cambridge had sixteen medieval parish churches: All Saints by the Castle, All Saints by the Jewry, St Andrew the Great, St Andrew the Less, St Bene't, St Botolph, St Clement, St Edward, St Giles, St John Zachary, St Mary, St Michael, St Peter by the Castle, St Peter outside Trumpington Gates (later renamed St Mary the Less), St Radegund?, Holy Sepulchre and Holy Trinity. Three of these have been demolished, while a further four remain standing but do not hold regular services. The other nine (StAG, St Bene't, St Botolph, St Clement, St Edward, St Giles, St Mary the Great, St Mary the Less, Holy Trinity) are still in operation, a high rate of survival attributable partly to the presence of the university and the resultant preponderance of both clergy and money.
The growth of the town in the 19th and 20th centuries necessitated the building of further Anglican churches, in addition to the medieval parish churches of Chesterton (St Andrew's), Cherry Hinton (St Andrew's), and Trumpington (SS Mary & Michael's) which were swallowed up by the urban sprawl: Christ Church (1839), St Paul's (1841), St Luke's (1863), St Matthew's (1866), St Barnabas' (1869), St Mark's (1870), St Philip's (1891), St John the Evangelist's (1896), St Augustine's (1898), St Martin's (1932), St George's (1938), St Stephen's (1940s), Holy Cross (C20th), St James's (1955), Good Shepherd (1958), St Thomas's (1980) and St John's Orchard Park (2013). In addition All Saints' Church (formerly All Saints by the Jewry) was resited and rebuilt in 1863. St Stephen's has closed, as has the resited All Saints, but the others are still active. There was also a mission chapel of St John's, Wellington Street, from 1874 until the 1940s.
College and school chapels
Disused churches
| Name | Image | Refs | Founded | Defunct | Denomination | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelhouse | [116] | 1324 | 1908 | Church of England | 52°12′22″N 0°07′06″E / 52.2060°N 0.1183°E | Combined with parish of St Mary the Great 1908. Now used as a cafe with occasional services. | |
| St Peter's | [11] | c. 1150 | Church of England | 52°12′40″N 0°06′50″E / 52.21107°N 0.1139°E | Managed by Churches Conservation Trust. Forms the Parish of the Ascension with St Augustine's and St Giles's. Member of the 'Church at Castle' partnership with St Giles's, St Augustine's, St Luke's (C of E/URC) and Castle Street Methodist Church. | ||
| All Saints | 1863 | 1973 | Church of England | 52°12′30″N 0°07′24″E / 52.2082°N 0.1232°E | Previously stood opposite St John's College in what is now All Saints' Churchyard; pulled down and rebuilt in current location 1863.[117] Redundant 1973. Not used for Anglican services; joint benefice with the Holy Sepulchre (Round Church) parish which meets in St Andrew the Great church building[118] | ||
| Holy Sepulchre (The Round Church) | [119] | 1130 | Church of England | 52°12′30″N 0°07′08″E / 52.2084°N 0.1189°E | Managed by Christian Heritage. Now a joint benefice with St Andrew the Great, where the parish's congregation meets | ||
| Leper Chapel (Chapel of St Mary Magdalene) | [120] | c. 1125 | Church of England | 52°12′50″N 0°09′09″E / 52.2139°N 0.1526°E | Defunct and managed by the Cambridge Preservation Society. Oldest complete surviving building in Cambridge. In a united benefice with Christ the Redeemer and used for occasional services. | ||
| St Andrew The Less | 1190 | Church of England | 52°12′32″N 0°08′23″E / 52.20895°N 0.1397°E | In a united benefice with Christ Church and rarely, if ever, used for services[121] | |||
| Emmanuel United Reformed Church | 1874 | 2020 | United Reformed | 52°12′05″N 0°07′06″E / 52.2014°N 0.1182°E | Congregation merged with St Columba's to form Downing Place URC. Building now belongs to Pembroke College. | ||
| Trumpington Free Church | 1899 | 52°10′36″N 0°06′52″E / 52.1767°N 0.1145°E | Formerly used by the Cambridge Community Church (C3 Church). |