Walbrook
Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.513, -0.089 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 32 81 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Walbrook is a compact ward in the heart of the City of London, sitting in the hollow of the long‑buried tributary that gave it its name. The sunken line of the old Walbrook river still shapes streets and basement archaeology here; Roman Londinium remains have been discovered beneath office blocks and famously beneath St Stephen Walbrook, the Christopher Wren church whose simple, domed interior and Henry Moore altar attract both worshippers and visitors.
Today the ward is dominated by the City’s financial character, with major institutions and modern glass offices rubbing shoulders with historic sites around Bank, the Bank of England and Mansion House. It has a very small resident community and a large daytime population of workers, and still plays a civic role within City governance as one of its traditional wards, mixing dense commercial activity with surprising pockets of archaeology and parish life.
Postcode districts covering Walbrook
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Islington 2.5 miles4 km
- City of Westminster 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Bexley 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Sutton 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Croydon 10.5 miles17 km
- Slough 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Harrow 12 miles19.3 km
- Basildon 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Watford 17 miles27.4 km
- Harlow 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Grays 18.3 miles29.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Candlewick Ward 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Cordwainer Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Cornhill Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Dowgate Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Langbourn Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Bridge Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Broad Street Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- City and County of the City of London Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Vintry Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Cheap Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Bassishaw Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Lime Street Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
Example postcodes in Walbrook
EC4N 5AG, EC2R 8DQ, EC2N 2AD, EC4N 4YE, EC3V 9AA, EC2R 8DU, EC2R 8AP, EC4N 8BJ, EC2R 8AQ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.2 miles10 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Cannon Street Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Moorgate Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near Walbrook Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Batty Langley's 5 0.7 miles1.1 km
- The Rookery 5 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 0.5 miles0.8 km
- One Aldwych 5 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 1.9 miles3 km
- The Savoy 5 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hotel 41 5 2.6 miles4.2 km
Local points of interest
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 0.1 miles0.1 km
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Guildhall Historic site 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Museum of London Museum 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Globe Theatre Theatre 0.5 miles0.8 km
- London Harbour 0.5 miles0.8 km
- St Olave's Church Historic site 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bedlam Historic site 0.6 miles0.9 km