St Paul’s Churchyard

St Paul's Churchyard is an area immediately around St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. Historically it included St Paul's Cross and Paternoster Row.

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Type: Park
Description: churchyard around St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Address: St Paul’s Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and London Bridge.

St Paul’s Cathedral

Church

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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.

Since Roman times, several crossings named London Bridge have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel. London Bridge is situated 3,100 feet southeast of St Paul’s Churchyard.

Wobbly Bridge

Bridge

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The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. Wobbly Bridge is situated 1,500 feet south of St Paul’s Churchyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackfriars and West Smithfield.

Blackfriars

Quarter

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Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.

West 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.

Bankside

Quarter

Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.