Churches and faith
Places of worship in Hanwell, with short histories and links to their own websites.
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Hanwell has places of worship of many traditions. For each one we give a short, sourced history where there is one, and a link to its own website, which is the best place for service times. We don't copy service times here because they change.
St Mary's, Hanwell (parish church)
Church of England · Church Road, W7
A church is first recorded here in the mid-12th century. The present building was designed by George Gilbert Scott with Moffat, built in 1841 and consecrated the next year; it is listed Grade II*. Jonas Hanway, who popularised the umbrella, is buried in the churchyard. More about St Mary's.
We couldn't reach the parish website when we checked. For service times, search for Hanwell on A Church Near You.
Sources: Victoria County History, Middlesex vol. 3: Hanwell, churches, Church of St Mary, Church Road, list entry 1079453, Hanwell local history.
St Mellitus
Church of England · Church Road, at the corner of Uxbridge Road
Its parish was formed in 1908. The brick Gothic church is by Sir Arthur Blomfield & Sons; Historic England dates it to 1909, the Victoria County History to 1910. It was paid for from the sale of Holy Trinity, Gough Square, in the City of London. Listed Grade II.
Service times and news: church website.
Sources: Church of St Mellitus, list entry 1088072, Victoria County History, Middlesex vol. 3: Hanwell, churches.
St Thomas the Apostle
Church of England · Boston Road, W7
Built in 1933–34 to designs by Edward Maufe, funded by the sale of St Thomas, Portman Square, some of whose fittings it reused. The Calvary on the east end facing Boston Road is by Eric Gill. Listed Grade II*.
Service times and news: church website.
Sources: Church of St Thomas the Apostle, list entry 1244068, Victoria County History, Middlesex vol. 3: Hanwell, churches.
St Christopher's
Church of England · Bordars Road, W7
Founded by the London Diocesan Home Mission in 1937; it was given its own parish in 1951.
Service times and news: church website.
Sources: Victoria County History, Middlesex vol. 3: Hanwell, churches.
Our Lady and St Joseph
Roman Catholic · Hanwell, W7 (see the map)
Service times and news: church website.
North Hanwell Baptist Church
Baptist · Hanwell, W7 (see the map)
Service times and news: church website.
South Hanwell Baptist Church
Baptist · Hanwell, W7 (see the map)
Service times and news: church website.
Hanwell Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist · Greenford Avenue, W7
Service times and news: church website.
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East
Assyrian Church of the East · Westminster Road, W7
We haven't found a website we could check for this church. If you know it, tell us.
Other faith communities
OpenStreetMap also shows the Muslim Welfare Association Centre in Hanwell, and other groups meet in halls and community centres. This list is surely incomplete: if your place of worship is missing, please let us know and give us a link we can check.
All of these are on the map (Churches and faith layer).
Sources: British History Online: Victoria County History, Middlesex vol. 3: Hanwell, churches, Historic England: Church of St Mary, Church Road, list entry 1079453, Historic England: Church of St Mellitus, list entry 1088072, Historic England: Church of St Thomas the Apostle, list entry 1244068, Ealing Council: Hanwell local history, OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Last checked 24 Oct 2026.