St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth

St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland
St Peter's church seen from west-southwest
St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland is located in Tyne and Wear
St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland
St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland
54°54′47″N 1°22′31″W / 54.913030°N 1.375245°W / 54.913030; -1.375245
LocationMonkwearmouth,
Tyne and Wear
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
WebsiteParish of Monkwearmouth
History
Statusparish church
DedicationSaint Peter
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Designated8 May 1950
StyleAnglo-Saxon, Decorated Gothic, Gothic Revival
Years built7th, 10th, 14th & 19th centuries
Specifications
Materialsrubble masonry
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseDiocese of Durham
ArchdeaconrySunderland

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]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade I) (1217958)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon monastery and medieval priory (1017222)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2018.