List of places of worship in London, 1738

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A list of places of worship in London was compiled for William Maitland's 1739 History of London. It is thought to be the first such list published that goes beyond Church of England churches and chapels, to include the full variety of religions practised formally in London. The list then appeared in other publications, for two decades at least, without regard to updating.

Contents

By denominations, it divides as below.

Church of England

Listed 76 churches, 68 chapels.

ChurchIncumbentAuxiliary clergyComments and continuity
St Alban, Wood Street [1] [2] Richard Sear or Seare, 1711–1743 [3]

Presbyterians

Listed 28 meeting houses.

Independents

Listed 26 meeting houses.

Baptists

Listed 33 meeting houses.

Quakers

Listed 12 meeting houses.

Scottish Presbyterians

Listed three meeting houses.

Chapels of Embassies

Listed six Catholic chapels.

Other denominations

Chapels: one Catholic, three non-juror, two Muggletonian, two Camisard, meeting of Orator Henley.

Stranger churches

Listed 21 Huguenot chapels, two Dutch churches, three Lutheran churches. Plus Danish, Swedish and Russian churches.

Synagogues

Listed three synagogues

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  2. "St Alban Wood Street with St Olave Silver Street (CCEd Location ID 11551)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835 . Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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