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Location: St Mary Bothaw, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom. (51°30′36″N 0°5′20″W).
St Mary Bothaw
St Mary Bothaw was a parish church in the Walbrook ward of the City of London. It was also referred to as "Saint Mary Boatehaw by the Erber", It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.
History of St Mary Bothaw:
St Mary Bothaw was described by Stow as a "proper church". The dedication is generally derived from "boat-haw", meaning "boat house". The church was in existence by 1279, when William de Hamkynton is recorded as becoming rector following the death of Adam Lambyn. It was one of the 13 "peculiars" within the City under the patronage of the dean and chapter of Canterbury Cathedral.
Robert Chichele, Lord Mayor of London, in 1422, was buried in the church. According to some sources, St Mary's also contained the tomb of Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone, the first Lord Mayor of London, and his coat-of-arms was in a stained-glass window there. John Stow, however, said that he was buried at the priory of the Holy Trinity in Aldgate.
