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.
Active churches and chapels, other than college and school chapels
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.
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]
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.
Formerly used by the Cambridge Community Church (C3 Church).
Demolished churches
Name
Image
Refs
Founded
Defunct
Denomination
Location
Notes
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]
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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↑"History". St Bene't's Cambridge. Retrieved 5 April 2020. Bene't is short for Benedict. St Benedict was born around 480 in Nursia, a town in the central Italian region of Umbria. – on the 'About St Benedict' tab.
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