St Mary-le-Bow

church building in City of London, London, England, UK
Church church_building Q2301992
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St Mary-le-Bow

Summary

St Mary-le-Bow is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,165 views/month, #24 of 7,924).[2]

Key Facts

  • St Mary-le-Bow's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].
  • St Mary-le-Bow is located in City of London[4].
  • St Mary-le-Bow is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's architect is recorded as Christopher Wren[7].
  • Mary is named after St Mary-le-Bow[8].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's architectural style is recorded as English Baroque[9].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's Commons category is recorded as St Mary-le-Bow[10].
  • 1671 marks the founding of St Mary-le-Bow[11].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3238681143[12].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.51370986, 'lon': -0.093572737}[13].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's diocese is recorded as Diocese of London[14].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's significant event is recorded as bombardment[15].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's dedicated to is recorded as Mary[16].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's official website is recorded as http://www.stmarylebow.co.uk/[17].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's email address is recorded as mailto:info@stmarylebow.co.uk[18].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[19].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'St Mary-le-Bow'}[20].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's different from is recorded as Marylebone[21].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of St Mary-le-Bow[22].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's associated electoral district is recorded as Cities of London and Westminster[23].
  • St Mary-le-Bow's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[24].

Body

Geography

St Mary-le-Bow is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. It is located in City of London[4].

Designation and Status

St Mary-le-Bow's instance of is recorded as church building[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[19]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].

History and Context

1671 marks the founding of St Mary-le-Bow[11]. Mary is named after it[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for St Mary-le-Bow include Bowbells[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1898[28].

Why It Matters

St Mary-le-Bow ranks in the top 0.3% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,165 views/month, #24 of 7,924).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for it include Bowbells[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1898[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . achurchnearyou.com. achurchnearyou.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'fy', 'he', 'it', 'ko', '
    Gnd id → 107904812X
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  2. 22w ago · Oxyman · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Interior of St Mary-le-Bow
    Nighttime view → St Mary-le-Bow at night 2026-04-24.jpg
    Diocese → Diocese of London
    Architect → Christopher Wren
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3451]]: St Mary-le-Bow at night 2026-04-24.jpg"
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