| St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's church seen from west-southwest | |
  St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland | |
| 54°54′47″N 1°22′31″W / 54.913030°N 1.375245°W | |
| Location | Monkwearmouth, Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | Parish of Monkwearmouth |
| History | |
| Status | parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 8 May 1950 |
| Style | Anglo-Saxon, Decorated Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 7th, 10th, 14th & 19th centuries |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | rubble masonry |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| Archdeaconry | Sunderland |
St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth is the parish church of Monkwearmouth in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is one of three churches in the Parish of Monkwearmouth. The others are the Victorian All Saints' Church, Monkwearmouth and the Edwardian St Andrew's Church, Roker.
St Peter's was founded in AD 674–5 as one of the two churches of the Benedictine double monastery of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey. The other church is St Paul's Church, Jarrow. St Peter's is a Grade I listed building[1] and part of a scheduled monument.[2]
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade I) (1217958)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon monastery and medieval priory (1017222)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2018.