Bishopsgate
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.
Postcode districts covering Bishopsgate
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8.3 miles
- Islington 2.3 miles
- City of Westminster 3.6 miles
- Bexley 10.5 miles
- Sutton 11.9 miles
- Croydon 10.9 miles
- Slough 22.5 miles
- Harrow 12.1 miles
- Basildon 23.5 miles
- Watford 17.1 miles
- Harlow 19.1 miles
- Grays 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Broad Street Ward 0.2 miles
- Lime Street Ward 0.3 miles
- Cornhill Ward 0.3 miles
- Coleman Street Ward 0.3 miles
- Aldgate Ward 0.3 miles
- Portsoken Ward 0.4 miles
- Langbourn Ward 0.4 miles
- Walbrook Ward 0.5 miles
- Bassishaw Ward 0.5 miles
- Candlewick Ward 0.5 miles
- Tower Ward 0.5 miles
- City and County of the City of London Built-up area 0.5 miles
Example postcodes in Bishopsgate
EC2M 3UE, EC2A 2BR, EC2M 4PT, EC2M 4YJ, EC2M 4YT, EC2M 2AB, EC2M 4YR, EC2M 3WA, EC2M 7PR … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 16.5 miles
- Liverpool Street Railway Station 0 miles
- Moorgate Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.6 miles
Hotels in Bishopsgate Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5
- Batty Langley's 5
- Sun Street Hotel 5
- Sir Devonshire Square Hotel London 5
- St Christopher's Liverpool Street
- Andaz London Liverpool Street, By Hyatt 5
- The Bull and The Hide 4
Local points of interest
- Bedlam Historic site 0.1 miles
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 0.4 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.5 miles
- Guildhall Historic site 0.5 miles
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 0.5 miles
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 0.5 miles
- Museum of London Museum 0.6 miles
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 0.7 miles
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 0.8 miles
- HMS Belfast Museum 0.8 miles
- London Harbour 0.8 miles
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 0.8 miles