St Pancras
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Saints
- Pancras of TaorminaPancras of TaorminaSaint Pancras or Pancratius is said to have been born in Antioch in Cilicia . According to tradition, he travelled to Jerusalem with his parents during the earthly ministry of Jesus; later the entire family was baptized in Antioch...
, martyred in 40 AD in Sicily - Pancras of Rome, the saint martyred c.304 AD after whom the following are directly or indirectly named
United Kingdom
- St Pancras, LondonSt Pancras, LondonSt Pancras is an area of London. For many centuries the name has been used for various officially-designated areas, but now is used informally and rarely having been largely superseded by several other names for overlapping districts.-Ancient parish:...
, a district of London- St Pancras Old ChurchSt Pancras Old ChurchSt Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church in central London. It is believed to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in England, and is dedicated to the Roman martyr Saint Pancras, although the building itself is largely Victorian...
, a 4th century A.D. church after which the district was named - St Pancras New ChurchSt Pancras New ChurchSt Pancras Parish Church, sometimes referred to as St Pancras New Church to distinguish it from St Pancras Old Church, is a 19th century Greek Revival church in London, England.-Location:...
, a 19th century church built when the above fell into disrepair - St. Pancras and Islington CemeterySt. Pancras and Islington CemeteryThe St. Pancras and Islington Cemetery in East Finchley, North London while situated in the London Borough of Barnet is actually two cemeteries, owned by two other London Boroughs, Camden and Islington...
, in East Finchley, opened when the churchyard became full - St Pancras HospitalSt Pancras HospitalSt Pancras Hospital is a public hospital in the St Pancras/Somers Town area of London, near Camden Town. The hospital is controlled by the Camden Primary Care Trust and specialises in geriatric and psychiatric medicine....
, occupying the former workhouse and surrounding the old churchyard - St Pancras International station, a national and international railway station
- King's Cross St. Pancras tube stationKing's Cross St. Pancras tube stationKing's Cross St. Pancras is a tube station in the London Borough of Camden, on the London Underground network, serving both King's Cross and main line stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It is the fourth busiest station on the system and serves more lines than any other...
, a London Underground station attached to the railway station - St. Pancras Renaissance London HotelSt. Pancras Renaissance London HotelSt. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel is a hotel in London, England, adjacent to St Pancras railway station. It opened in March 2011 occupying parts of the former Midland Grand Hotel , including the main public rooms, together with a new bedroom wing on the western side of the Barlow train-shed...
, formerly the Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station - St Pancras BasinSt Pancras BasinThe St Pancras Basin, also known as St Pancras Yacht Basin, is part of the Regent's Canal in the London Borough of Camden, owned by British Waterways. There are currently several large-scale developments in progress, related to King's Cross Central and the redevelopment of St Pancras railway...
, a basin on the Regent's Canal - St Pancras LockSt Pancras LockSt Pancras Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Camden. The St Pancras Basin is nearby.The Camley Street Natural Park is adjacent to the lock, on the down–, off–side....
, a lock on the Regent's Canal - St Pancras Cruising ClubSt Pancras Cruising ClubSt Pancras Cruising Club is a members' association of boat owners located between Camden Town and Islington on the Regent's Canal in central London. Most boats in the basin are narrowboats, the most common form of craft on the British canals...
, a members' club for boat owners - Metropolitan Borough of St PancrasMetropolitan Borough of St PancrasThe Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden...
, a local government area (1899-1965) - St Pancras Town HallCamden Town HallCamden Town Hall is the town hall for Camden London Borough Council. It is located along Euston Road, opposite the main front of St Pancras railway station and with Judd Street to its rear. It was built for St Pancras Borough Council on the site of Georgian terrace housing in the 1930s in the...
, headquarters of former borough, now of Camden - St. Pancras Building SocietySt. Pancras Building SocietySt. Pancras Building Society was a UK building society, which merged with the Portman Building Society in 1993. The Portman then merged with the Nationwide Building Society in 2007.-External links:*...
, a former financial institution now absorbed into the Nationwide Building Society
- St Pancras Old Church
- St. Pancras, Soper Lane, a church in the City of London
- Church of St. Agnes and St. Pancras, Toxteth Park, a church in Liverpool, Lancashire
- St. Pancras, Ipswich, a church in Ipswich, Suffolk
- Priory of St PancrasLewes PrioryThe Priory of St Pancras was the first Cluniac house in England and had one of the largest monastic churches in the country. It was set within an extensive walled and gated precinct laid out in a commanding location fronting the tidal shore-line at the head of the Ouse valley to the south of Lewes...
, Cluniac priory in Lewes, Sussex