Ludgate Hill
Ludgate Hill is a street and surrounding area, on a small hill in the City of London, England. The street passes through the former site of Ludgate, a city gate that was demolished – along with a gaol attached to it – in 1760.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bus stop
- Description: hill and street in the City of London, England
- Also known as: “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and St Paul’s Cathedral.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
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 east of Ludgate Hill.
City Thameslink railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City Thameslink is a central London railway station within the City of London, with entrances on Ludgate Hill and Holborn Viaduct. The station is on the Thameslink route between Blackfriars to the south and Farringdon to the north. City Thameslink railway station is situated 580 feet northwest of Ludgate Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackfriars and West Smithfield.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Temple
Quarter
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Ludgate Hill
- Categories: road, hill, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5139° or 51° 30′ 50″ northLongitude
-0.10195° or 0° 6′ 7″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9C3XGV7X+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 25503841OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_position
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Portuguese—“Ludgate Hill” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Ладгейт Гіл”
- Chinese: “勒德门坡”
- Chinese: “拉德盖特山”
- Chinese: “拉德蓋特山”
- Chinese: “盧德門山”
- Dutch: “Ludgate Hill”
- Estonian: “Ludgate Hill”
- French: “Ludgate Hill”
- German: “Ludgate Hill”
- Hebrew: “גבעת לדגייט”
- Hebrew: “גבעת לודגייט”
- Italian: “collina di Ludgate”
- Italian: “Ludgate Hill”
- Japanese: “ラッゲート・ヒル”
- Japanese: “ラドゲート・ヒル”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ludgate Hill”
- Norwegian: “Ludgate Hill”
- Portuguese: “Ludgate Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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