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Princes Street, EC3V

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Place Name As acts of royal sycophancy go, this proved a little premature. It was laid out and named following…

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Talbot Court, EC3V

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Place Name Named after a former inn of this name or a corruption of a tavern called the Tabard. A…

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Whittington Avenue, EC3V

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Place Name Named after Richard Whittington (circa 1354 – 1423), perhaps the most famous Lord Mayor of London in its…

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Fenchurch Place, EC3R

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Place Name It is thought to mean a church on marshy land, it is believed that a stream called the…

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Fish Street Hill, EC3R

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Place Name As the name suggests it was here that fishmongers were based and sold their wares. It follows the…

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London Street, EC3R

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Place Name This – and its later extension New London Street – is not named after the City but in…

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Great Tower Street, EC3R

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Place Name Directional. Named after the Tower of London which it leads down to. It was first recorded in the 13thCentury…

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Lower Thames Street, EC3R

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Place Name Along with the continuation Upper Thames Street this is thought to mark the bank of the River Thames…

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Water Lane, EC3R

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Place Name This is a curved lane near Tower Hill leading to a water gate near Custom House. Streets leading…

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New London Street, EC3R

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Place Name This is not named after the City but in honour of John London, warden of the Ironmongers’ Company…

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