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St. Augustine, an unpretending edifice, with a tower and three bells. Rev. M. J. Rackham, rector.

St. Benedict, a small building with a round tower. The parishioners are the patrons; perpetual curate—Rev. W. Goodwin.

St. Clement, one of the most ancient fabrics in the city. In the churchyard is the tomb of the parents of Archbishop Parker, rebuilt over the original, in 1823, by Caius College; and also the “Leper’s tomb.” Rev. R. Rigg, rector.

St. Edmund, a small structure, founded in the time of the Conqueror, has a tower and one bell. Among the relics formerly preserved here, was a piece of the shirt of St. Edward the King and Martyr, kept in a box of crystal, and visited with great reverence. The Rev. G. B. Everett, rector.

St. Etheldred is a small fabric, with a short tower and one bell. In the burial-ground was formerly an anchorage, which continued till after the Reformation. Rev. J. Deacon incumbent.

St. George at Colegate is a large, handsome, gothic structure, rebuilt at different periods, and has a lofty tower. In the chancel is a fine altar tomb to Robert Jannis, a great benefactor to this church; and near it a beautiful mural monument to John Herring, Esq. The window over the communion table is of stained glass. In a vault is buried the elder Crome, the distinguished painter, who died in 1821. The Rev. A. W. Durdin, incumbent.