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Cousin Lane, EC4R

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Place Name Named after Joanna Cosyn who owned property here from the late 13thCentury, it was first recorded as Cosinelane…

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Hanseatic Walk, EC4R

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Place Name A reference to the Hanseatic League, a collection of German merchants, whose medieval guildhall Guilda Teutonicorum (German merchants’…

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Fruiterers Passage, EC4R

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Place Name Named after the warehouses of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers that were previously here, although this alley only came…

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Fye Foot Lane, EC4R

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Place Name First mentioned in 1316 as Fynamoureslane most likely after the owner’s surname. By the 17thCentury however it was variously…

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Oystergate Walk, EC4R

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Place Name A relatively new pathway constructed as part of the enhancements along the River Thames. It is named after…

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Gophir Lane, EC4R

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Place Name Thought to be named after Elias Gofaire, an early 14thCentury property owner and merchant who on his death…

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Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4R

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Place Name Named after the 13thCentury church of St Laurence Pountney, one of 34 medieval churches destroyed in the Great…

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Swan Lane, EC4R

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Place Name Named after the medieval inn here called the Olde Swanne, which was first mentioned in 1323 and again…

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Bush Lane, EC4N

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Place Name Named after a tavern that stood here from at least the mid-15thCentury. The bush was an old symbol…

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Bond Court, EC4N

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Place Name Most likely named after Alderman William Bond of Walbrook Ward who developed the property in the first half…

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