St James's Church
You will find St James's Church in Westminster. Add any of 395 more places within 5 km to a visit. The first to add nearby is British Museum, at 1.4 km.
Church in Westminster
Inside Westminster
St James's Church is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 395 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
Warmest in Westminster are May to September, at 19–24°C.
St James's Church
In Westminster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Church
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- sjp.org.uk
The area around St James's Church
On this map, St James's Church is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list St James's Church
The biggest base of the 8 is Wandsworth (326,725 people). Each town here links to its own guide.
Westminster
Camden
Lambeth
Kensington and Chelsea
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where St James's Church is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 700 m north of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Lambeth | 1.2 km south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1.7 km west of it | 143,348 | 399 |
| City of London | 1.8 km east of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Southwark | 1.9 km southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Islington | 2.4 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Wandsworth | 2.7 km southwest of it | 326,725 | 442 |
What else is near St James's Church
605 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 attractions among them.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Historic houseBuckingham Palace1 km away3
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.2 km away4
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery500 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)5
AttractionElizabeth Tower1.2 km away6
AttractionLondon Eye1.3 km away7
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesSaint James's Palace500 m away8
MuseumRoyal Academy of Arts200 m away · 469K visitors a year (2021)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit St James's Church
Where is St James's Church?
St James's Church is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is St James's Church?
Church.
When is the best time to visit St James's Church?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near St James's Church?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.4 km), Buckingham Palace (1 km), Westminster Abbey (1.2 km) and National Gallery (500 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint James's Palace: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Academy of Arts: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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