St Martin's Church

church in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Church church_of_england_parish_church Q840462
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St Martin's Church

Summary

St Martin's Church is a Church of England parish church[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of church_of_england_parish_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (899 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • St Martin's Church's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].
  • St Martin's Church is located in Canterbury[4].
  • St Martin's Church is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • St Martin's Church's instance of is recorded as Church of England parish church[6].
  • Martin of Tours is named after St Martin's Church[7].
  • St Martin's Church's architectural style is recorded as Anglo-Saxon architecture[8].
  • The location of St Martin's Church was Canterbury[9].
  • St Martin's Church is part of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church[10].
  • St Martin's Church's Commons category is recorded as St Martin, Canterbury[11].
  • St Martin's Church comprises St Martin's Churchyard[12].
  • 600 marks the founding of St Martin's Church[13].
  • St Martin's Church's OS grid reference is recorded as TR1586457757[14].
  • St Martin's Church's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.2780442, 'lon': 1.093709301}[15].
  • St Martin's Church's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Canterbury[16].
  • St Martin's Church's dedicated to is recorded as Martin of Tours[17].
  • St Martin's Church's official website is recorded as http://www.martinpaul.org[18].
  • St Martin's Church's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[19].
  • St Martin's Church's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20].
  • St Martin's Church's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "St Martin's Church"}[21].
  • St Martin's Church covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.6'}[22].
  • St Martin's Church's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of St Martin, Canterbury[23].
  • St Martin's Church's associated electoral district is recorded as Canterbury[24].
  • St Martin's Church's historic county is recorded as Kent[25].
  • St Martin's Church's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Category:Exterior of St Martin, Canterbury[26].

Body

Geography

St Martin's Church is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. It is located in Canterbury[4]. It is part of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and it[10].

Physical Characteristics

St Martin's Church covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.6'}[22].

Designation and Status

St Martin's Church's instance of is recorded as Church of England parish church[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[19] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].

History and Context

600 marks the founding of St Martin's Church[13]. Martin of Tours is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

St Martin's Church ranks in the top 8% of church_of_england_parish_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (899 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Heritage List for England. 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.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.2780442, 'lon': 1.093709301}
    Part of
    Category for the interior of the item Category:Interior of St Martin, Canterbury
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Canterbury
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32659|batch #32659]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (3): Change P131 qualifier"
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