Stanfords
Stanfords is a specialist bookshop of maps and travel books in London, established in 1853 by Edward Stanford. Its collection of maps, globes, and maritime charts is considered the world's largest.Photo: Mr Biz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
Sunday: 11:30 AM—6:00 PM - Type: Building
- Description: specialist bookshop of maps and travel books
- Also known as: “Edward Stanford Ltd”, “Stanford’s”, and “Stanford’s Ltd”
- Address: 12-14 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9LP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Opera House.
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.
Royal Opera House
Arts center
Photo: Russ London, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Opera House is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. Royal Opera House is situated 860 feet east of Stanfords.
National Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. National Gallery is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Stanfords.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End of London and Seven Dials.
West End of London
Locality
Photo: Jimmy Baikovicius, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The West End of London is a district of London, England. It is west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in the London Boroughs of Camden and the City of Westminster.
Seven Dials
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seven Dials is a road junction and neighbourhood in the St Giles district of the London Borough of Camden, within the greater Covent Garden area in the West End of London.
Covent Garden
Photo: Hamster28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Covent Garden is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of London, and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.
Stanfords
- Categories: bookstore chain, brick and mortar, business, and map publishing company
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51199° or 51° 30′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.12601° or 0° 7′ 34″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Levels
4Open location code
9C3XGV6F+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 48615822OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
10943000Wikidata ID
Q7598824
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