| Ward of Vintry | |
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  Ward of Vintry Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ319812 |
| Sui generis | |
| Administrative area | Greater London |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°30′40″N0°05′36″W / 51.511°N 0.0934°W /51.511; -0.0934 | |
Vintry is one of the 25wards of theCity of London. Located within it is the City end ofSouthwark Bridge and, adjacent to that, the hall of theWorshipful Company of Vintners, theCity livery company for the wine trade.
The ward's boundary is formed byCannon Street to the north, College Hill and Cousin Lane to the east, theRiver Thames to 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 Garlickhythe is 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 Compostela in 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.
Vintry is one of 25 wards in theCity of London, each electing analderman to theCourt of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of acouncillor) to theCourt of Common Council of theCity of London Corporation.
Only electors who arefreemen of the City are eligible to stand for election.
John Stow'sA Survay of London lists four churches in Vintry ward:
14. In the Vintrie ward 4.
S. Michael Paternoſter in the Royall ſometime a colledge.
S. Thomas Apoſtles.
S. Martin in the Vintrie.
S. Iames at Garlicke Hith.[3]
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