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Raleigh Road United Church, Richmond

Churches bombed by the Luftwaffe in LondonChurches completed in 1937EngvarB from February 2016Methodist churches in the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesRichmond, London
United Reformed churches in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Raleigh Road United Church geograph.org.uk 1276899
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Raleigh Road United Church, at the corner of Raleigh Road and Stanmore Gardens in Richmond, London, is a joint congregation of a Methodist Church and a United Reformed Church. The churches, formerly known as Kew Road Methodist Church and St. Paul's Congregational Church, have been united since September 1995.

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Raleigh Road United Church, Richmond
Raleigh Road, London North Sheen (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

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Raleigh Road United Church

Raleigh Road
TW9 2DX London, North Sheen (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
England, United Kingdom
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