The Clarendon Park Congregational Church is a Congregational church in

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

, UK. It is located on London Road in the

Stoneygate Stoneygate is part of the City of Leicester, England. Situated on the south-east side of the city some two miles from the centre, Stoneygate is a mainly residential suburb characterised by its large Victorian houses. It straddles the London Roa ...

district near Clarendon Park. Among the many places of worship in Leicester are

Congregational church Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...

es.Mapped - University of Leicester Archeology and Ancient History Mapping Faith and Place
/ref> The first Congregational church in Leicester was founded in 1801. Numerous others were built in the 19th century. The Clarendon Park Congregational Church was designed by James Tait (1834-1915) and built in 1886. It is built of granite rubble with ashlar dressings and a roof of red tiles. It was designated a Grade II

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(13613930) in 1975. The church is part of the

Congregational Federation The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations, down from 294 in April 2014. The Federation brings together Congregational churches, and provides support and guidance to member chur ...

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{{Reflist Churches in Leicester 19th-century churches in the United Kingdom History of Leicester Grade II listed churches in Leicestershire Congregational churches in Leicestershire

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