Blackfriars
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Blackfriars is a historic area of central London on the north bank of the River Thames, known for its bridge, railway and Underground stations, and proximity to the City’s legal and commercial districts.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackfriars, London | 1 |
| Blackfriars, London, England | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district of London
ⓘ
historic area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| connectsTo | South Bank via Blackfriars Bridge ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Blackfriars Bridge ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
financial services
ⓘ
legal services ⓘ professional services ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
legal services centre
ⓘ
office district ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | medieval Dominican friary site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyArea |
Holborn
ⓘ
Ludgate Hill ⓘ Southwark ⓘ
surface form:
Southwark (across the Thames)
|
| hasNearbyBridge | Blackfriars Railway Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Fleet Street
ⓘ
Inns of Court ⓘ St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
St Paul’s Cathedral
Temple ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStation | City Thameslink station ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
Blackfriars Bridge
ⓘ
Blackfriars station ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfriars Underground station
Blackfriars station ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfriars railway station
|
| hasViewOf |
The Globe Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare’s Globe (across the Thames)
Tate Modern ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern (across the Thames)
|
| historicalUse |
commercial area
ⓘ
legal quarter ⓘ religious precinct ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
Greater London ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| locatedOn | north bank of the River Thames ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dominican friars
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican friars (Black Friars)
|
| near |
City of London commercial district
ⓘ
City of London ⓘ
surface form:
City of London legal district
|
| partOf |
London congestion charging zone
ⓘ
Central London ⓘ
surface form:
central London
|
| publicTransportZone | Travelcard Zone 1 ⓘ |
| roadNetwork |
A201
ⓘ
Queen Victoria Street ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Blackfriars station
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfriars Underground station
Blackfriars station ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfriars railway station
|
| timezone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| withinBorough |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blackfriars, London, England
this entity surface form:
Blackfriars, London