Blackfriars

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A number of things have the name Blackfriars

• A common name for the Dominican Order of friars or a Dominican friar:
  • Blackfriars, Newcastle, a friary in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
  • Blackfriars, Gloucester, a friary in Gloucester, England
  • Blackfriars, Oxford, a Dominican Priory and Hall of the University of Oxford
  • Blackfriars, Perth, a friary at Perth, Scotland

• Other uses include:
  • Blackfriars, London
  • Blackfriars station, a railway station in London
  • Blackfriars Theatre, the name of two theaters which once stood in London
  • Blackfriars Arts Centre, an arts centre in Boston, England
  • Blackfriars Bridge, a bridge over the River Thames in London
  • Blackfriars Bridge railway station a former London railway station named after the above bridge.
  • Blackfriars, Salford, an inner city area of Salford, England