Bread Street
Bread Street is one of the 25 wards of the City of London, the name deriving from its principal street, which was anciently the city's bread market; already named Bredstrate for by the records it appears as that in 1302, Edward I announced that "the bakers…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bus stop
- Description: ward of the City of London
- Also known as: “Ward of Bread Street”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and St. Mary-Le-Bow.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 800 feet west of Bread Street.
St. Mary-Le-Bow
Church
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The Church of St Mary-le-Bow is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, England. Located on Cheapside, one of the city's oldest thoroughfares, the church was founded in 1080, by Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury. St. Mary-Le-Bow is situated 360 feet southeast of Bread Street.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Bread Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barbican Estate and Smithfield.
Barbican Estate
Quarter
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The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.
Smithfield
Neighborhood
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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.
Blackfriars
Quarter
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Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
Bread Street
- Categories: ward of the City of London and transportation
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5142° or 51° 30′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.09498° or 0° 5′ 42″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW74+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 469786650OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
7117345Wikidata ID
Q4959146
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Bread Street” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “麵包街”
- French: “Bread Street”
- Japanese: “ブレッド・ストリート”
- Latin: “Palustris Vicus”
- Urdu: “بریڈ اسٹریٹ”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bread Street”. Photo: Grenavitar, Public domain.