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Wesley's Chapel

Wesley's Chapel is a methodist church. Within the built-up area of Islington, it is one of the places to visit. It is protected as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Wesley's Chapel, The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Islington

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Church in Islington

Inside Islington

Wesley's Chapel is inside Islington’s built-up area, with 355 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Islington has 1,024 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

From May to September, Islington sees highs of 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°36 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May19° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 12°53 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°65 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°57 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Islington, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Islington. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Islington’s full climate →

About

Wesley's Chapel

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. Look also at British Museum, 2.8 km away, first of 586 more within 15 km.

Islington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Church
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Islington
Official site: wesleyschapel.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Wesley's Chapel

Wesley's Chapel is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

By population, Lambeth leads the 8 with 317,108. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

2 · 100 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

3 · 100 m northeast of it

Hackney

258,464 people · 407 places to visit

4 · 400 m southwest of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Wesley's Chapel is	People	Places to visit
Islington	It’s in town	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	100 m east of it	311,072	430
Hackney	100 m northeast of it	258,464	407
City of London	400 m southwest of it	7,820	432
Camden	900 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Southwark	1.7 km south of it	307,076	471
Westminster	2 km west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	2.3 km south of it	317,108	450

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Of the 586 within 15 km, look for 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.8 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London1.9 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.3 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.9 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern2 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionElizabeth Tower3.6 km away 7

Historic houseBuckingham Palace4.6 km away 8

AttractionLondon Eye3.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Wesley's Chapel?

Wesley's Chapel is in Islington, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Wesley's Chapel?

Methodist church in London, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Wesley's Chapel?

May to September are the warmest months in Islington, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Wesley's Chapel a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Wesley's Chapel?

Within 15 km: British Museum (2.8 km), Tower of London (1.9 km), St Paul's Cathedral (1.3 km) and Westminster Abbey (3.9 km).

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 (9)

Wesley's Chapel: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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