Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.518, -0.082 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 33 81 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Bishopsgate is an electoral ward on the eastern edge of the City of London, taking its name from a medieval gate in the London Wall and the long street that runs north from the old gate. The ward blends narrow historic lanes and surviving older buildings with stretches of modern development along its boundary, and it retains the City’s ancient civic structures and voting rights as part of the Corporation of London.
Economically it is a dense mix of banking, insurance and tech firms clustered around major transport hubs such as Liverpool Street station and large office estates like Broadgate, while the skyline is marked by towers including 22 Bishopsgate. Culturally the ward sits beside markets and food streets - notably Old Spitalfields Market and the wider Spitalfields area - giving it a lively after-work and residential scene alongside its daytime commuter bustle.
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