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Marylebone was an Ancient Parish formed to serve the manors (landholdings) of Lileston (in the west, which gives its name to modern Lisson Grove) and Tyburn in the east. The parish is likely to have been in place since at least the twelfth century and will have used the boundaries of the pre-existing manors.
St Marylebone Parish Church is an Anglican church on the Marylebone Road in London. It was built to the designs of Thomas Hardwick in 1813–17. The present site is the third used by the parish for its church.
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Saint Marylebone, neighbourhood of the City of Westminster, London. Formerly (until 1965) part of the metropolitan borough of St. Marylebone, it is located to the south and west of Regent’s Park and north of Mayfair. From early times the area consisted of two manors, Lileston (Lisson) and Tyburn.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Marylebone is a quiet and peaceful part of the city, a place of culture, where you’ll find a world-class art gallery, an internationally renowned concert hall, and lots of small cafes, restaurants and independent shops.
St Marylebone Parish Church has been at the core of Marylebone’s history and society for over 900 years, bearing witness to much change over its far-reaching history – changes that have happened both outside and inside the church building’s doors.
St Marylebone is the UK’s grandest Regency parish church just metres from Madame Tussaud’s and Britain’s favourite high street.
