Bread Street
Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.514, -0.098 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 32 81 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Bread Street is a compact, ancient electoral ward in the City of London, centred on the medieval thoroughfare after which it is named and bordering the busy shopping route of Cheapside and the precincts around St Paul's Cathedral. Its lanes and plots still hint at the old street pattern of the Square Mile, though the skyline is now dominated by modern office blocks and professional firms.
Historically the area grew up around a bread market and is famously the birthplace of the poet John Donne; it was reshaped by events such as the Great Fire and subsequent rebuilding. Today Bread Street is primarily commercial, with a small residential presence, and plays a civic role as one of the City wards electing representatives to the City of London Corporation.
Postcode districts covering Bread Street
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.8 miles
- Islington 2.3 miles
- City of Westminster 2.8 miles
- Bexley 11 miles
- Sutton 11.4 miles
- Croydon 10.6 miles
- Slough 21.8 miles
- Harrow 11.6 miles
- Basildon 24.3 miles
- Watford 16.7 miles
- Harlow 19.7 miles
- Grays 18.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cheap Ward 0.2 miles
- Queenhithe Ward 0.2 miles
- Cordwainer Ward 0.2 miles
- Vintry Ward 0.2 miles
- City and County of the City of London Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Farringdon Within Ward 0.2 miles
- Castle Baynard Ward 0.3 miles
- Bassishaw Ward 0.3 miles
- Aldersgate Ward 0.4 miles
- Dowgate Ward 0.4 miles
- Walbrook Ward 0.4 miles
- Farringdon Without Ward 0.4 miles
Example postcodes in Bread Street
EC4V 4BJ, EC4M 7DZ, EC4M 7DQ, EC4M 7HP, EC4M 8AD, EC4M 7DY, EC4V 5BR, EC4M 7BQ, EC4M 9AF … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.6 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 15.7 miles
- City Thameslink Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Blackfriars Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 0.9 miles
Hotels near Bread Street Ad
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 0.2 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 0.8 miles
- The Rookery 5 0.5 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 1 mile
- One Aldwych 5 0.9 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 1.5 miles
- The Savoy 5 1 mile
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 1.2 miles
- The Soho Hotel 5 1.5 miles
- Raffles London at the Owo 5 1.3 miles
Schools in Bread Street
- St Paul's Cathedral School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 0.2 miles
- Newgate Prison Historic site 0.2 miles
- Museum of London Museum 0.3 miles
- Guildhall Historic site 0.3 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.3 miles
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 0.3 miles
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 0.3 miles
- Globe Theatre Theatre 0.4 miles
- Tate Modern Museum 0.4 miles
- Dr Johnson's House Museum 0.5 miles
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 0.5 miles
- Prince Henry's Room Museum 0.6 miles