Castle Baynard
Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.514, -0.104 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 31 81 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Castle Baynard is a compact ward on the north bank of the River Thames within the City of London, taking in the area around Blackfriars and the western approaches to St Paul's Cathedral. Its name recalls the medieval Baynard's Castle, a Norman fortress once on the waterfront; the ward still shows layers of history from the Great Fire, Victorian rebuilding and wartime damage.
Today it's primarily a commercial slice of the Square Mile, home to legal, media and professional services with a thin residential population and streets that still carry echoes of Fleet Street's print‑trade past. Governance follows City of London traditions in which businesses as well as residents play a role in electing aldermen and councillors, and the riverside location keeps it busy by day with a mix of historic churches, modern office blocks and riverfront walkways.
Postcode districts covering Castle Baynard
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.5 miles
- Islington 2.3 miles
- City of Westminster 2.6 miles
- Bexley 11.3 miles
- Sutton 11.3 miles
- Croydon 10.7 miles
- Slough 21.6 miles
- Harrow 11.4 miles
- Basildon 24.5 miles
- Watford 16.5 miles
- Woking 25 miles
- Harlow 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Farringdon Without Ward 0.2 miles
- Farringdon Within Ward 0.2 miles
- Bread Street Ward 0.3 miles
- Queenhithe Ward 0.4 miles
- Cheap Ward 0.4 miles
- Aldersgate Ward 0.4 miles
- Vintry Ward 0.5 miles
- City and County of the City of London Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Cordwainer Ward 0.5 miles
- Bassishaw Ward 0.5 miles
- Cripplegate Ward 0.6 miles
- Dowgate Ward 0.6 miles
Example postcodes in Castle Baynard
EC1N 2HB, EC4V 4EG, EC4Y 0DS, EC4Y 0JP, EC4Y 8AE, EC4A 2EA, EC4V 5AF, EC4Y 0DH, EC4V 6AA … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 15.5 miles
- City Thameslink Railway Station 0 miles
- Blackfriars Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 0.8 miles
Hotels in Castle Baynard Ad
- Apex Temple Court Hotel 4
- Lost Property St. Paul's London, Curio Collection by Hilton 4
- Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars 5
- Club Quarters Hotel, St. Paul's 4
- Hyde London City 4
Local points of interest
- Newgate Prison Historic site 0.1 miles
- Dr Johnson's House Museum 0.2 miles
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 0.2 miles
- Prince Henry's Room Museum 0.3 miles
- Museum of London Museum 0.4 miles
- R. Twining & Company Limited Museum 0.4 miles
- Tate Modern Museum 0.5 miles
- Guildhall Historic site 0.5 miles
- Gray's Inn Historic site 0.5 miles
- London School of Economics and Political Science University 0.5 miles
- Globe Theatre Theatre 0.5 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.5 miles