St Leonard, Foster Lane

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founded_date = 13th century
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closed_date = 1666
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address = Foster Lane, London
country = United Kingdom
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St Leonard, Foster Lane was a church of England church dedicated to St Leonard on Foster Lane in the City of London ["Vanished Churches in the City of London" Huelin,G: London,Guildhall Library Publications,1996 ISBN 0900422424] . It was located near St Vedast Foster Lane.

It dated from at least the 13th century and served as a parish church for those living on St. Martin's Le Grand. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and was not rebuilt [ The "Churches of the City of London" Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922] , being united to Christ Church, Newgate Street [Annual reports for the united parishes of Christ Church, Newgate Street and St. Leonard, Foster Lane. 248565 cited in “City of London Parish Registers Guide 4” Hallows,A.(Ed) - London, Guildhall Library Research, 1974 ISBN 0900422300] . It remained in ruins until the early nineteenth century [ "The City of London Churches" Betjeman, J. Andover, Pitkin, 1967 (rpnt 1992) ISBN 0853725659 ] when the site was finally cleared, although the Parish Dole [ [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Dole History of term] ] was still available until 1907 ["Notes on Old City Churches" Pearce,C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909] .

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* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32023 British history on-line]
* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10232119 Visions of Britain]
* [http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/db/hri3/gis_20050804.jsp?mode=bailey&
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* [http://www.parishmouse.com/search/node/St+Leonard%27s+Foster+Lane Parish mouse]
* [http://www.1871-census.co.uk/england/london.html 1871 census]