Farringdon
Farringdon is an area in the London Borough of Islington, situated immediately north of its border with the City of London. The term is used to describe the area around Farringdon station.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: area in central London, England
- Also known as: “Farringdon, London”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Museum of the Order of St John.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London.
Museum of the Order of St John
Museum
The Museum of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, London, tells the story of the Venerable Order of Saint John from its roots as a pan-European Order of Hospitaller Knights founded in Jerusalem during the Crusades, to its present commitment to providing first aid and care in the community through the St John Ambulance Brigade and running an Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem.
London Charterhouse
Museum
The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Clerkenwell, London, dating from the 14th century. It occupies land to the north of Charterhouse Square, and lies within the London Borough of Islington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Smithfield and Clerkenwell.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
Clerkenwell
Suburb
Clerkenwell is an area of central London, England. Clerkenwell was an ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington.
Golden Lane Estate
Neighborhood
The Golden Lane Estate is a 1950s council housing complex in the City of London. It was built on the northern edge of the City, on a site devastated by bombing during the Second World War.
Farringdon
- Categories: area of London and locality
- Location: Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.52101° or 51° 31′ 16″ north
Longitude
-0.10191° or 0° 6′ 7″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGVCX+C6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Farringdon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Farringdon (Londres)”
- Basque: “Farringdon”
- Catalan: “Farringdon”
- Chinese: “法靈頓”
- Danish: “Farringdon”
- Dutch: “Farringdon”
- French: “Farringdon”
- Irish: “Farringdon”
- Japanese: “ファーリンドン (ロンドン)”
- Japanese: “ファリンドン (ロンドン)”
- Japanese: “ファリンドン”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Farringdon”
- Norwegian: “Farringdon”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Farringdon”
- Turkish: “Farringdon”
- Urdu: “فارنگڈن، لندن”
- “Farringdon”
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Highlights include The White Bear, Clerkenwell and Hicks Hall Garden.
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