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Spitalfields London Map

Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London

Explore Spitalfields, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Spitalfields map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Spitalfields, London

How to Use This Spitalfields, London Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Spitalfields, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceSpitalfields
Traditional CountyLondon
Unitary AuthorityGreater London
District / BoroughTower Hamlets
RegionLondon
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.519775
Longitude-0.071852
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Spitalfields

Spitalfields preserves the layered echoes of centuries, where the low, grey light of the London morning catches the sharp angles of Victorian brickwork. It lies 1.0 miles east-north-east of City of London (from City of London: bearing 67°T, OS grid TQ 338 818). The district breathes with a restless, mercantile energy that traces back to the medieval foundation of the Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital, whose long-buried stones once offered sanctuary to the weary. Today, the narrow arteries of the neighbourhood pulse with the vibrant, shifting colours of Brick Lane, where the scent of diverse spices rises to meet the cool, damp air. Sunlight filters through the window glass of 19 Princelet Street, illuminating the silent, fragile remnants of immigrant lives that have shaped the character of Spitalfields. The streets here do not merely exist; they possess a rhythmic persistence, balancing the heavy gravity of industrial memory against the quickened pace of modern trade. Every corner reveals a different texture of the past, from the austere lines of Huguenot silk-weaver houses to the sudden, kinetic bursts of contemporary urban life. Spitalfields remains a place of profound transformation, where the quiet shadows of the old world are constantly being reimagined by the industrious hands of the new.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Museum of Immigration and Diversity at 19 Princelet Street (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 280° W
  • Brick Lane (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 026° NNE
  • Junk Yard Golf Club (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 342° NNW
  • Allen Gardens (Park) — 0.2 mi, 053° NE
  • Priory And Hospital Of St Mary Spital (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 260° W · 2 ha
  • Toynbee Studios (Theatre) — 0.2 mi, 183° S
  • old jewish soup kitchen (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 231° SW
  • The Curtain Playhouse (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 300° WNW
  • Sunday Market (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 355° N
  • Rich Mix Cinema (Cinema) — 0.3 mi, 350° N
  • Dennis Severs' House (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 288° WNW
  • Electric Cinema (Cinema) — 0.3 mi, 344° NNW
  • Petticoat Lane Market (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 248° WSW
  • Boundary Gardens (Park) — 0.4 mi, 351° N
  • Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.4 mi, 351° N
  • London Wall: Remains Of Roman Wall And Bastion, Goring Street (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 215° SW
  • City of London (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 197° SSW
  • Pedley Street Station (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 050° NE
  • Museum of Shakespeare (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 300° WNW
  • Bishopsgate (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 240° WSW
  • Royal London Hospital Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 110° ESE
  • The Lookout (Viewpoint) — 0.6 mi, 232° SW
  • Horizon 22 (Viewpoint) — 0.6 mi, 232° SW
  • Jack the Ripper Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 165° SSE
  • Bunhill Fields Burial Ground (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 0.7 mi, 290° WNW · 2 ha
  • All Hallows Staining (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 213° SSW
  • St Dunstan in the East (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 213° SSW
  • White Tower (Castle) — 0.8 mi, 193° SSW
  • East Dock (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 171° S
  • West Dock (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 177° S

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About This Spitalfields Map Page

Explore Spitalfields, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.519775, -0.071852. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.