Queenhithe
Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.511, -0.097 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 32 80 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Queenhithe is one of the small, ancient wards of the City of London, hugging the north bank of the River Thames. Its name preserves the old word "hithe" for a landing place: the surviving, much reduced, riverside dock gives the ward a character quite distinct from the City’s glass-and-steel thoroughfares.
Once a bustling medieval port for unloading timber, grain and other cargoes, Queenhithe still shows traces of that past in river stairs, plaques and old street patterns, but today it is largely commercial with offices and a small resident population. Its tight, historic lanes sit beside modern development and it benefits from easy access to transport around Blackfriars, maintaining an understated riverside charm and a tangible link to the City’s long trading history.
Postcode districts covering Queenhithe
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.9 miles
- Islington 2.5 miles
- City of Westminster 2.9 miles
- Bexley 10.9 miles
- Sutton 11.2 miles
- Croydon 10.4 miles
- Slough 21.9 miles
- Harrow 11.7 miles
- Basildon 24.3 miles
- Watford 16.8 miles
- Harlow 19.8 miles
- Grays 18.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Vintry Ward 0.1 miles
- Bread Street Ward 0.2 miles
- Cordwainer Ward 0.2 miles
- Cheap Ward 0.3 miles
- Dowgate Ward 0.3 miles
- City and County of the City of London Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Castle Baynard Ward 0.4 miles
- Walbrook Ward 0.4 miles
- Candlewick Ward 0.4 miles
- Farringdon Within Ward 0.4 miles
- Bassishaw Ward 0.4 miles
- Bridge Ward 0.5 miles
Example postcodes in Queenhithe
EC4V 4AP, EC4V 4AU, EC4V 3QH, EC4V 3EH, EC4V 4EH, EC4V 4ER, EC4V 3DT, EC4V 3EJ, EC4V 2AD … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.6 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 15.7 miles
- Blackfriars Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Cannon Street Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 0.8 miles
Hotels near Queenhithe Ad
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 0.1 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 0.8 miles
- The Rookery 5 0.7 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 1.1 miles
- One Aldwych 5 0.9 miles
- Haymarket Hotel 5 1.5 miles
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 1.3 miles
- The Savoy 5 1 mile
- Hotel 41 5 2.2 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 0.8 miles
Schools in Queenhithe
- City of London School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Globe Theatre Theatre 0.2 miles
- Tate Modern Museum 0.3 miles
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 0.3 miles
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 0.3 miles
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 0.4 miles
- Newgate Prison Historic site 0.4 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.4 miles
- Guildhall Historic site 0.4 miles
- Museum of London Museum 0.5 miles
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 0.5 miles
- Dr Johnson's House Museum 0.6 miles
- St Olave's Church Historic site 0.6 miles