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.
By denominations, it divides as below.
Listed 76 churches, 68 chapels.
Church | Incumbent | Auxiliary clergy | Comments and continuity |
---|---|---|---|
St Alban, Wood Street [1] [2] | Richard Sear or Seare, 1711–1743 [3] |
Listed 28 meeting houses.
Listed 26 meeting houses.
Listed 33 meeting houses.
Listed 12 meeting houses.
Listed three meeting houses.
Listed six Catholic chapels.
Chapels: one Catholic, three non-juror, two Muggletonian, two Camisard, meeting of Orator Henley.
Listed 21 Huguenot chapels, two Dutch churches, three Lutheran churches. Plus Danish, Swedish and Russian churches.
Listed three synagogues
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