Byward Street, classified as the A3211, is a street in the City of London

City of London

The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...

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It is a short continuation of Lower Thames Street

Thames Street (London)

Thames Street, divided into Lower and Upper Thames Street, is a historic road in the City of London. It is mentioned in the diary of Samuel Pepys.The first mention of the road is from AD 1013 when the Custom-house was founded on the street....

 and runs north-east from the junction with Great Tower Street

Great Tower Street

Great Tower Street is a street in the City of London.It forms an eastward continuation of Eastcheap starting at Idol Lane, and leads towards Byward Street, then Tower Hill...

 to Trinity Square, Tower Hill

Tower Hill

Tower Hill is an elevated spot northwest of the Tower of London, just outside the limits of the City of London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Formerly it was part of the Tower Liberty under the direct administrative control of Tower...

 in Tower Ward

Tower (ward)

Tower is a ward of the City of London and is named from its propinquity to the Tower of London. The ward covers the area of the City that is closest to the Tower....

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Constructed between 1895 and 1906 through the Met. and Dist. Railways (City Lines and Extensions) Act, 1882 it replaced the much older 'Black Swan Court, itself the successor to a Roman

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....

 foundation. Its close proximity to the Tower of London

Tower of London

Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...

 and All Hallows-by-the-Tower

All Hallows-by-the-Tower

All Hallows-by-the-Tower, also previously dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, is an ancient Anglican church located in Byward Street in the City of London, overlooking the Tower of London.-History:...

 church ensure a steady stream of visitors, for whom the local tube station at Tower Hill

Tower Hill tube station

Tower Hill is a London Underground station at Tower Hill in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.The station is in Travelcard Zone 1 and near the Tower of London...

or bus route 15 provide easy access to the attractions.