The following is a list of churches in Cambridge, England:
Name | Image | Refs | Founded | Defunct | Denomination | Location | Notes |
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Michaelhouse | | [116] | 1324 | 1908 | Church of England | 52°12′22″N0°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″N0°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″N0°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″N0°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] | 1125 | c.Church of England | 52°12′50″N0°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″N0°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″N0°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″N0°06′52″E / 52.1767°N 0.1145°E | Formerly used by the Cambridge Community Church (C3 Church). |
Name | Image | Refs | Founded | Defunct | Denomination | Location | Notes |
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All Saints by the Castle | Perhaps before 1050 | c. 1365 | The parish became depopulated after the Black Death and was united with St Giles in 1365. The church became dilapidated, with its ruins still noted on a map in 1635. [122] | ||||
St John Zachary | Before 1207 | c. 1446 | Parish church destroyed to make way for King's College Chapel. It was rebuilt nearby in 1458, but was last recorded in 1488, by when its parish was defunct due to houses being replaced by college buildings. [122] | ||||
St Stephen's | ![]() | 1962 | c. 2015 | Church of England | 52°12′01″N0°09′26″E / 52.2004°N 0.1572°E | Begun as St Radegund's Hall. Name St Stephen's 1948. New building dedicated 1962. Church of England church closed c. 2010. Demolished c. 2015 and replaced by the C3 Church. |
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