Billingsgate
Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.51, -0.083 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 33 80 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Billingsgate is one of the compact wards at the eastern edge of the City of London, sitting on the north bank of the River Thames within the financial Square Mile. It has medieval origins and still functions as an electoral ward of the Corporation of London, though the area is now overwhelmingly commercial with offices and riverside buildings rather than a large resident population.
Historically the ward was famed for the Billingsgate Market, a centuries‑old fish market that operated by the river until its relocation to Poplar near Canary Wharf in the 1980s, leaving a strong maritime and fishmonger legacy in local street names and lore. Geographically it sits between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, so the feel is very much riverfront City - quiet at weekends, busy with commuters and trade during the working day, and marked by the juxtaposition of historic streets and modern financial architecture.
Postcode districts covering Billingsgate
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8.5 miles
- Islington 2.8 miles
- City of Westminster 3.5 miles
- Bexley 10.3 miles
- Sutton 11.3 miles
- Croydon 10.3 miles
- Slough 22.5 miles
- Harrow 12.3 miles
- Basildon 23.7 miles
- Watford 17.4 miles
- Harlow 19.6 miles
- Grays 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bridge Ward 0.1 miles
- Langbourn Ward 0.2 miles
- Tower Ward 0.2 miles
- Candlewick Ward 0.2 miles
- Lime Street Ward 0.3 miles
- Aldgate Ward 0.3 miles
- Dowgate Ward 0.3 miles
- Cornhill Ward 0.3 miles
- Walbrook Ward 0.3 miles
- Portsoken Ward 0.4 miles
- Broad Street Ward 0.5 miles
- Cordwainer Ward 0.5 miles
Example postcodes in Billingsgate
EC3M 1HS, EC3R 6EN, EC3R 6AD, EC3M 8AZ, EC3R 5AA, EC3R 7PP, EC3R 7AT, EC3R 6AF, EC3R 8AD … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 16.3 miles
- Fenchurch Street Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Cannon Street Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.2 miles
Hotels near Billingsgate Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 0.5 miles
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 0.5 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 0.8 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 0.2 miles
- The Rookery 5 1.1 miles
- One Aldwych 5 1.6 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 2.1 miles
- London Bridge Hotel 4 0.4 miles
- The Savoy 5 1.6 miles
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 1.9 miles
Local points of interest
- HMS Belfast Museum 0.2 miles
- London Harbour 0.2 miles
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 0.3 miles
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 0.3 miles
- St Olave's Church Historic site 0.3 miles
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 0.4 miles
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 0.4 miles
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 0.4 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.5 miles
- Guildhall Historic site 0.6 miles
- Globe Theatre Theatre 0.6 miles
- Bedlam Historic site 0.7 miles