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Ward of Vintry
Ward of Vintry shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ319812 |
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| Sui generis | City of London |
| Administrative area | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | EC4 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | City of London |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Cities of London and Westminster |
| London Assembly | City and East |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Vintry is a ward of the City of London, within the boundary formed by Queen Victoria Street, Cannon Street, Queenhithe (named for the former Queen's Hythe, or dock) and Cousin Lane.[1]
The ward houses the Vintners Hall, a livery company devoted to the wine trade. Vintry is situated by the Southwark Bridge which spans the Thames River.
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The Christopher Wren-designed church, St James Garlickhythe, is in Vintry near the Mansion House tube station. In medieval times, French wine and garlic were landed at the nearby Garlickhythe (garlic dock). This circumstance led to the church being part of the route for English pilgrims travelling to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, which is sacred to the memory of St James the Great.[2]
Vintry is one of twenty-five wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and Commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) elected to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand for election.
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