Vintry

Ward of Vintry
Ward of Vintry
	Location within the City
	Ward of Vintry Location withinGreater London
OS grid reference	TQ319812
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
UK Parliament	Cities of London and Westminster;
London Assembly	City and East;
	List of places UK England London 51°30′40″N0°05′36″W/ 51.511°N 0.0934°W

Vintryis one of the 25wardsof theCity of London.Located within it is the City end ofSouthwark Bridgeand, adjacent to that, the hall of theWorshipful Company of Vintners,theCity livery companyfor the wine trade.

The ward's boundary is formed byCannon Streetto the north, College Hill and Cousin Lane to the east, theRiver Thamesto the south, and its western edge follows an unusual line along part of Little Trinity Lane, Lambeth Hill and Distaff Lane.^[1]

TheChristopher Wren-designed churchSt James Garlickhytheis within Vintry ward, nearMansion House tube station.In medieval times, French wine and garlic were landed at the nearbyGarlickhythe('garlic dock'). This circumstance led to the church being part of the route for English pilgrims travelling to the cathedral ofSantiago de Compostelain Spain, which is sacred to the memory of St James the Great.^[2]

The ward containedWhittington's Longhouse,a 128-seat public toilet gifted byDick Whittington.

Politics

Vintry is one of 25 wards in theCity of London,each electing analdermanto theCourt of Aldermenand commoners (the City equivalent of acouncillor) to theCourt of Common Councilof theCity of London Corporation.

Only electors who arefreemen of the Cityare eligible to stand for election.

Former churches

John Stow'sA Survay of Londonlists four churches in Vintry ward:

14. In the Vintrie ward 4.
S. Michael Paternoſter in the Royallſometime a colledge.
S. Thomas Apoſtles.
S. Martin in the Vintrie.
S. Iames at Garlicke Hith.^[3]

External links

City CorporationWard map (for 2003–13)
Vintry Ward newsletter
Vintry Ward Constable Profile
St James Parish News
Map of Early Modern London: Vintry Ward- Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)
Vintry and Dowgate Wards Club
Joint Ward Club with Dowgate

References

^The City of London-a historyBorer, M.I.C.: New York, D.McKay Co, 1978ISBN 0-09-461880-1
^A survey of LondonStow, J A (W.Thoms, Ed): London, A Whittaker & Co,1842- rev of 1598 book
^"Parish Churches".2016.John Stow (1603).A survay of London.pp. Sig. 2I6v-2I8v.

[1] The City of London-a historyBorer, M.I.C.: New York, D.McKay Co, 1978ISBN 0-09-461880-1

[2] A survey of LondonStow, J A (W.Thoms, Ed): London, A Whittaker & Co,1842- rev of 1598 book

[3] "Parish Churches".2016.John Stow (1603).A survay of London.pp. Sig. 2I6v-2I8v.

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