Swan with Two Necks, London is a coaching inn in London, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Coaching inn in the City of London that was one of the principal departure points for travel to the north of England”. It stands about 2.5 km from the centre of London.[3]

Overview

The Swan with Two Necks was a coaching inn in the City of London that, until the arrival of the railways, was one of the principal departure points for travel to the north of England from London. Its site was given over in the early 1860s to a goods and parcels depot for a firm of railway agents and carriers.

From “Swan with Two Necks, London” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the coaching inn is 2.5 km from the centre of London. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London City Airport (LCY), about 13 km from the centre of London.[4]

It is one of 147 hotels in and around London recorded in Wikidata, 80 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 78 chain-operated properties there. Of the 35 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Tabard, opened in 1307. See Hotels in London.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Swan with Two Necks, London (Q47472598). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Swan with Two Necks, London. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2025-12-15.
  3. ^ London (Q84). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in London. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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