Cambridge Churches

The largest church in Cambridge serves a dual purpose as the city's church and that of Cambridge University. During the medieval period it served as a meeting hall for the University and the annual conferment of degrees ceremony was held here until the Senate House was erected across the road in 1730.
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Attraction Type: Church
Website: Great St. Mary's, Cambridge
Email: office@gsm.cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 741 716
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King's College Chapel is arguably the most magnificent example of late medieval English architecture in the entire country. Guidebooks run out of superlatives to describe the richness of its interior decoration and the sumptuous flowing lines of the structural elements. more...
Kings College, Cambridge, East Anglia, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 1ST

Attraction Type: Church
Website: King's College Chapel
Email: info@kings.cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 331 100
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The original 12th century church on this site was known as St. Peter-without-Trumpington-Gate. This dedication provided the name for the neighbouring college of Peterhouse. Students at Peterhouse worshipped in the church until the college chapel was erected in 1632.
Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 1QG

Attraction Type: Church
Location: next door to Peterhouse
Website: Little St. Mary's, Cambridge
Phone: 01223 366 202
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This striking church was begun in 1130. Its unusual circular design was meant to ermulate the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and it is one of only four surviving medieval round churches in England.
Round Church Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Attraction Type: Church
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St. Benedict's church (more commonly known as St Bene't's) was erected around the year 1020 and the tower was added just a few years later. The tower's early date makes it the oldest intact building in the county. The long-and-short quoins at the corners are notable, as is the Saxon arch.
Bene't Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Attraction Type: Church
Website: St Bene't's (St Benedicts), Cambridge
Email: office@stbenets.com
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