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Location: St. Mary Magdalen Milk Street, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom. (51°30′49″N 0°5′35″W).
St. Mary Magdalen Milk Street
The Church of St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, was a Roman Catholic, and later Church of England, parish in the City of London, England. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.
History of St. Mary Magdalen Milk Street:
The earliest mention of the church was in 1162 as "St. Mary Magdalene in foro Londoniarum." It is also recorded as "St. Mary Magdalene, Milk Street" in a dated between 1203 and 1215.
Stow described St. Mary Magdalene's as a "small parish church", which had recently been repaired. He lists a number of important Londoners who were buried in the church, including Sir William Cantilo, knight and Mercer (died 1462) and several Lord Mayors of London: John Olney (Mayor in 1446, died 1475), Sir John Browne (mayor in 1480; d.1497), Sir William Browne (Mayor in 1513, died during his term of office), Sir Thomas Exmewe (Mayor in 1517, d.1528), and Thomas Skinner (Mayor in 1596). He notes that "Henry Cantlow, Mercer, merchant of the Staple," built a chapel in the church and was buried there in 1495. Hughes confirms that the church records contain the names of many important City dignitaries.
