The Cockpit

The Cockpit is a circa 1860 pub on St Andrew's Hill, in the City of London, where it meets Ireland Yard. Formerly named The Cock Pit, having hosted cockfights, it became The Three Castles in the mid-19th century.

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Pub
Description: pub in the City of London
Also known as: “Cockpit”, “The Cockpit Public House”, “The Cockpit, City of London”, and “The Cockpit, London”
Address: 7 St Andrew’s Hill, London, EC4V 5BY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

Photo: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0.

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. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 800 feet northeast of The Cockpit.

Wobbly Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 1,300 feet southeast of The Cockpit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackfriars and Bankside.

Blackfriars

Quarter

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

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.

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.

The Cockpit

Category: building
Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51271° or 51° 30′ 46″ north

Longitude

-0.1015° or 0° 6′ 5″ west

Levels

Open location code

9C3XGV7X+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 165589488

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q26489084

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shaws Booksellers and St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Five St. Andrew’s Hill and Harpal Clinic.

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Worth a closer look: South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.

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