Vintry
Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.511, -0.094 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 32 80 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Vintry is one of the small wards within the City of London, tucked along the north bank of the River Thames. The area is compact, characterised by narrow medieval lanes and a riverside fringe around Queenhithe, with modern office blocks and restaurants squeezed in alongside older churchyards and winding streets close to Cannon Street.
The ward’s identity is shaped by its long association with the wine trade and the livery traditions of the Vintners' Company, and vestiges of that medieval commerce still colour local place names and events. Today it functions largely as a daytime business neighbourhood serving financial and professional services, while historic churches such as St James Garlickhythe and occasional civic ceremonies keep a visible link to the City’s past.
Postcode districts covering Vintry
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8 miles
- Islington 2.6 miles
- City of Westminster 3 miles
- Bexley 10.8 miles
- Sutton 11.2 miles
- Croydon 10.4 miles
- Slough 22 miles
- Harrow 11.8 miles
- Basildon 24.2 miles
- Watford 16.9 miles
- Harlow 19.8 miles
- Grays 18.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Queenhithe Ward 0.1 miles
- Cordwainer Ward 0.1 miles
- Dowgate Ward 0.2 miles
- Bread Street Ward 0.2 miles
- Cheap Ward 0.3 miles
- Walbrook Ward 0.3 miles
- Candlewick Ward 0.3 miles
- City and County of the City of London Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Bridge Ward 0.4 miles
- Bassishaw Ward 0.4 miles
- Langbourn Ward 0.4 miles
- Castle Baynard Ward 0.5 miles
Example postcodes in Vintry
EC4V 4AY, EC4M 9BT, EC4V 2AR, EC4V 2BB, EC4V 3DX, EC4V 4BE, EC4M 6XH, EC4R 3TB, EC4V 3BG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 15.8 miles
- Cannon Street Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Blackfriars Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 0.8 miles
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Local points of interest
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 0.2 miles
- Globe Theatre Theatre 0.2 miles
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 0.3 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.3 miles
- Tate Modern Museum 0.3 miles
- Guildhall Historic site 0.3 miles
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 0.4 miles
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 0.4 miles
- Newgate Prison Historic site 0.5 miles
- Museum of London Museum 0.5 miles
- St Olave's Church Historic site 0.5 miles
- London Harbour 0.5 miles