Abbey Street Bermondsey is a street located in Bermondsey

About Abbey Street

Abbey Street is a street located in Bermondsey. The street has a length of approximately 832 metres.

The street is located within the Southwark London Boro Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the London region of the UK.

The road has been assigned the Unique Street Reference Numbers of 22500001, 22503300 and 22503279 in the National Street Gazetteer.

The street has the postcodes of SE16 4EH, SE1 3NR, SE1 3NP, SE1 3NJ, SE1 3GR, SE1 3FS, SE1 3ED, SE1 3DW, SE1 3BU, SE1 2DW, SE1 2DP and SE1 2AN.

It is located within the county of Greater London, situated in the London region of the UK. It's 1.39 miles East from central London., 20.84 miles South East from St Albans, 24.19 miles North East from Woking and 28.07 miles North East from Guildford.

Abbey
Religious (Aramaic)
Definition:

Road names containing the word "Abbey" are common in the UK, with 705 occurrences, highlighting the significant role religious communities have played in shaping national identity. By the Middle Ages, there was a flourishing of monastic communities, including the Benedictines, Dominicans, and Franciscans. These orders established great abbeys to house their members and practice their religious lives.

Far from leading a cloistered existence, abbeys served as seats of learning, providing alms and medical aid to the communities around them. However, the wealth and power these abbeys amassed eventually drew the envy of English King Henry VIII. He dissolved the monasteries, stripping them of their assets and leaving many of these magnificent buildings in ruins.

The word "Abbey" is derived from the Aramaic "Abba," meaning "Father." In Latin, the male head of an abbey was called "Abbas," and the female head, "Abbatissa." The term for the buildings and community overseen by an abbot or abbess was "Abbatia." After the Norman Conquest, the French form "Abbé" evolved into the English "Abbey" we use today.

In modern times, there has been a resurgence of abbeys. Notable examples include Saint Michael's Abbey in Farnborough and Douai Abbey near Newbury, continuing the legacy of these historic religious communities.

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Estate Agents near Abbey Street
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Policing for Abbey Street

Neighbourhood Policing

Police Force: Metropolitan Police
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Location Details

Abbey Street
Map showing the location of Abbey Street
Latitude51.497930
Longitude-0.075714
OS Easting (X):533557
OS Northing (Y):179474
OS Grid Reference:TQ336795

Roads that have a Junction with Abbey Street

StreetJunction Type
Long Lane (A2198)junction
Tower Bridge Road (A100)junction
Long Walkjunction
Radcliffe Roadjunction
Riley Roadjunction
The Grangejunction
Maltby Streetjunction
Maltby Streetjunction
Neckingerjunction
Enid Streetjunction
Druid Streetjunction
Old Jamaica Roadjunction
Jamaica Road (A200)junction

Sunset and Sunrise times

Sunrise07:17
Sunset16:12

Latest Weather Conditions

Observed at Weather Station:Kenley 15 November 2024 at 10:00 (13.48 miles away)
Current Weather:Overcast
Temperature and Humidity:7.0°C (80.9%)
Wind Direction and Speed:W (3 mph)

  Population Statistics

ONS Area CodeE00167484, E00020046, E00020037, E00020048, E00020045 & E00020047
ONS Area NameMulti-Ethnic Professional Service Workers, Striving Service Workers & Old EU Tech Workers
Average Age33.78, 33.00 & 31.34
Area Population1651.00, 1955.00 & 1630.00
Male Population822.00, 988.00 & 753.00 (49%)
Female Population829.00, 967.00 & 877.00 (51%)
Benefit Claimants50, 52 & 55 (3%)
LSOA Code:E01004028, E01003976 &E01003975
LSOA Name:Southwark 004E, Southwark 003A &Southwark 004A
SOA Code:6a
SOA Name:
MSOA Code:E02000810 &E02000809
MSOA Name:Southwark 004 &Southwark 003

Nearest Supermarkets

Sainsburys Southwark Bermondsey Spa Local
19 Spa Road, London, England, SE16 3SA
2073946406
Distance: 0.17 Miles
Directions to Sainsburys Southwark Bermondsey Spa Local
Sainsburys Bermondsey Square Local
13-14 Bermondsey Square, London, England, SE1 3UN
2074078958
Distance: 0.2 Miles
Directions to Sainsburys Bermondsey Square Local
Tesco Bermondsey Spa Metro
Bermondsey Spa, Jamaica Rd, London, SE16 4BA
0345 610 6697
Distance: 0.27 Miles
Directions to Tesco Bermondsey Spa Metro
Tesco Tower Bridge Express
67-69 Tower Bridge Rd, Bermondsey, London, SE1 4TL
0345 674 6447
Distance: 0.36 Miles
Directions to Tesco Tower Bridge Express

 Telephone Information

Area Code
Area Code: 020 - London

Local Government

Local Council Details
Within the area of Southwark
Visit the Council's Website
Town Hall, Peckham Road, London &SE5 8UB
Send email
Telephone Number: 020 7525 5000
Local Member of Parliament
Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark
The Member of Parliament is Neil Coyle
Details for the MP Neil Coyle on parliament.uk
Details for the MP Neil Coyle on theyworkforyou.com
In the 2024 General Election Neil Coyle won with a majority of 7,787 the result was Lab hold. The total electorate was 69,482
Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils
Ward: London Bridge & West Bermondsey &South Bermondsey Ward
Ceremonial County: Greater London

Nearest Schools

England Primary Schools

Alfred Salter Primary School

Address: Alfred Salter Primary School, Quebec Way, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7LP

Distance: 1.39 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072523676

Rotherhithe Primary School

Address: Rotherhithe Primary School, 61 Hawkstone Road, London, SE16 2PE

Distance: 1.18 miles

Contact:

Albion Primary School

Address: Albion Primary School, Albion Street, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7JD

Distance: 1.04 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072373738

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Address: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gomm Road, Lower Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 2TY

Distance: 0.99 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072374036

Southwark Park Primary School

Address: Southwark Park Primary School, 383 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, SE16 2JH

Distance: 0.76 miles

School Website

Contact: 02073944000

Riverside Primary School

Address: Riverside Primary School, Janeway Street, London, SE16 4PS

Distance: 0.52 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072373227

Phoenix Primary School

Address: Phoenix Primary School, Marlborough Grove, London, SE1 5JT

Distance: 0.89 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072318622

The Aldgate School

Address: The Aldgate School, St James's Passage, Duke's Place, London, EC3A 5DE

Distance: 1.09 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072831147

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School

Address: St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, George Row, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4UP

Distance: 0.28 miles

Contact:

St James' Church of England Primary School

Address: St James' Church of England Primary School, Old Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4SU

Distance: 0.34 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072373111

Cobourg Primary School

Address: Cobourg Primary School, Cobourg Road, London, SE5 0JD

Distance: 0.91 miles

Contact:

Snowsfields Primary School

Address: Snowsfields Primary School, Kirby Grove, London, SE1 3TD

Distance: 0.43 miles

School Website

Contact: 02075259065

Tower Bridge Primary School

Address: Tower Bridge Primary School, Fair Street, London, SE1 2AE

Distance: 0.26 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074072959

Boutcher Church of England Primary School

Address: Boutcher Church of England Primary School, 93 Grange Road, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3BW

Distance: 0.25 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072372149

St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Address: St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Liverpool Grove, Walworth, London, SE17 2HH

Distance: 1.11 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077034881

Michael Faraday School

Address: Michael Faraday School, Portland Street, Walworth, Southwark, London, SE17 2HR

Distance: 1.05 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077035806

The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

Address: The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Redcross Way, Southwark, LONDON, SE1 1HG

Distance: 0.86 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074072600

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Address: Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough, Little Dorrit Court, Redcross Way, London, SE1 1NJ

Distance: 0.82 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074072642

Grange Primary School

Address: Grange Primary School, Webb Street, London, SE1 4RP

Distance: 0.32 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077716121

St John's Walworth Church of England Primary School

Address: St John's Walworth Church of England Primary School, Larcom Street, London, SE17 1NQ

Distance: 0.96 miles

Contact:

Robert Browning Primary School

Address: Robert Browning Primary School, King and Queen Street, Walworth, London, SE17 1DQ

Distance: 0.96 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077083456

Townsend Primary School

Address: Townsend Primary School, Townsend Street, London, SE17 1HJ

Distance: 0.53 miles

Contact:

English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School

Address: English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School, Flint Street, London, SE17 1RB

Distance: 0.74 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077034726

St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Walworth

Address: St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Walworth, Penrose Street, Walworth, London, SE17 3DT

Distance: 1.29 miles

Contact:

Crampton Primary

Address: Crampton Primary, Iliffe Street, Walworth, London, SE17 3LE

Distance: 1.22 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077352219

Victory Primary School

Address: Victory Primary School, Elba Place, Rodney Road, London, SE17 1PT

Distance: 0.81 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077035722

Charles Dickens Primary School

Address: Charles Dickens Primary School, Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF

Distance: 0.92 miles

Contact:

Friars Primary Foundation School

Address: Friars Primary Foundation School, Webber Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 0RF

Distance: 1.18 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072071807

St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

Address: St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School, 28 Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HR

Distance: 1.34 miles

School Website

Contact: 02075259250

Galleywall Primary School

Address: Galleywall Primary School, Galleywall Primary, Galleywall Road, London, SE16 3PB

Distance: 0.85 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072523494

John Keats Primary School

Address: John Keats Primary School, 391 Rotherhithe New Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 3FN

Distance: 0.99 miles

School Website

Contact: 02039558176

Surrey Square Primary School

Address: Surrey Square Primary School, Surrey Square, Walworth, London, SE17 2JY

Distance: 0.71 miles

Contact:

Hermitage Primary School

Address: Hermitage Primary School, Vaughan Way, London, E1W 2PT

Distance: 0.68 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077021037

Harry Gosling Primary School

Address: Harry Gosling Primary School, Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT

Distance: 1.18 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074811650

St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School

Address: St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School, Wellclose Square, Stepney, London, E1 8HY

Distance: 0.94 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074806581

Shapla Primary School

Address: Shapla Primary School, Wellclose Square, London, E1 8HY

Distance: 0.94 miles

Contact:

English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School

Address: English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School, St Mark Street, Wapping, London, E1 8DJ

Distance: 1.05 miles

School Website

Contact: 02077090182

England Secondary Schools

St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School

Address: St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School, New Kent Road, London, SE1 4AN

Distance: 0.56 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074071843

City of London Academy (Southwark)

Address: City of London Academy (Southwark), 240 Lynton Road, London, SE1 5LA

Distance: 0.77 miles

School Website

Contact: 02073945100

The Charter School Bermondsey

Address: The Charter School Bermondsey, Keeton's Road, London, SE16 4EE

Distance: 0.57 miles

School Website

Contact: 02035426506

St Michael's Catholic College

Address: St Michael's Catholic College, Llewellyn Street, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4UN

Distance: 0.38 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072376432

Harris Academy Bermondsey

Address: Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road, London, SE16 3TZ

Distance: 0.38 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072379316

Ark Walworth Academy

Address: Ark Walworth Academy, Shorncliffe Road, London, SE1 5UJ

Distance: 0.77 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074509570

Ark Globe Academy

Address: Ark Globe Academy, Harper Road, London, SE1 6AG

Distance: 0.64 miles

School Website

Contact: 02074076877

South Bank University Academy

Address: South Bank University Academy, Trafalgar Street, London, SE17 2TP

Distance: 0.91 miles

School Website

Contact: 02072773000

Oasis Academy South Bank

Address: Oasis Academy South Bank, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HS

Distance: 1.55 miles

School Website

Contact: 02079214200

Nearest Hospitals

NHS Hospitals near Abbey Street
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 Nearest Dentists

Dentists

NHS Dental Practices near Abbey Street
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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors

THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

Address: 1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SE1 2BP

Distance: 0.27 miles

Contact: tel: 020 72521817

ARTESIAN HEALTH CENTRE

Address: 137 - 138 GRANGE ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SE1 3GF

Distance: 0.28 miles

Contact: :

BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

Distance: 0.29 miles

Contact: tel: 020 34746000

SPA MEDICAL CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE

Address: 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

Distance: 0.29 miles

Contact: :

QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

Address: 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

Distance: 0.29 miles

Contact: tel: 020 30497249

DECIMA STREET SURGERY

Address: 6 DECIMA STREET, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, SE1 4QX

Distance: 0.31 miles

Contact: :

Nearest Dispensing Chemists

Pharmacies

Chemists near Abbey Street
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Nearest Opticians

Opticians

Transport

Nearest Rail Stations

London Bridge Station is 0.64 miles away.

Address: London Bridge station, Tooley Street / St Thomas Street, London, Greater London, SE1 3QX

London Bridge is situated on the Brighton Main Line|South Eastern Main Line|Greenwich line.

London Bridge Station is staffed on a full time basis.

Directions to London Bridge Rail Station

Wapping Station is 0.93 miles away.

Address: Wapping station, Wapping High Street, Wapping, London, E1W 3PA

Wapping is situated on the East London Line and is managed by London Overground.

Wapping Station is an unstaffed station.

Directions to Wapping Rail Station

Nearest Tube Stations (London Underground)

Bermondsey is (Zone 2) 0.49 miles away Directions from Abbey Street to Bermondsey
London Bridge is (Zone 1) 0.64 miles away Directions from Abbey Street to London Bridge
Borough is (Zone 1) 0.82 miles away Directions from Abbey Street to Borough

Nearest Airports

London City Airport is 5.42 miles away Directions to London City Airport
Biggin Hill Airport is 12.35 miles away Directions to Biggin Hill Airport
London Heathrow Airport is 16.31 miles away Directions to London Heathrow Airport