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St James’s Church, Piccadilly

church in City of Westminster, London, England, UK
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St James’s Church, Piccadilly

Summary

St James’s Church, Piccadilly is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly is located in City of Westminster[4].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's architect is recorded as Christopher Wren[7].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's architectural style is recorded as English Baroque[8].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's Commons category is recorded as St James's Church, Piccadilly[9].
  • 1676 marks the founding of St James’s Church, Piccadilly[10].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ2940980504[11].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5086, 'lon': -0.136667}[12].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's located on street is recorded as Piccadilly[13].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's diocese is recorded as Diocese of London[14].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's dedicated to is recorded as James the Less[15].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's official website is recorded as http://www.st-james-piccadilly.org[16].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[17].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of St James's Church, Piccadilly[18].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's associated electoral district is recorded as Cities of London and Westminster[19].
  • St James’s Church, Piccadilly's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[20].

Body

Geography

St James’s Church, Piccadilly is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. It is located in City of Westminster[4].

Designation and Status

St James’s Church, Piccadilly's instance of is recorded as church building[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[17]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].

History and Context

1676 marks the founding of St James’s Church, Piccadilly[10].

Why It Matters

St James’s Church, Piccadilly ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Christopher Wren City of Westminster François-André Danican Philidor James Gillray James the Less John Arbuthnot United Kingdom

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. [3] ↑ . achurchnearyou.com. achurchnearyou.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 4w ago · JFVoll · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated to → James the Less
    Image of interior → Nave of St James's Church, Piccadilly.jpg
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.5086, 'lon': -0.136667}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → City of Westminster
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P5775]]: St James's Church (Interior) - Piccadilly, London, UK.jpg"
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