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Clements Lane, EC4N

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Place Name Named after the 12thCentury Church of St Clement, Eastcheap, still standing at the King William Street end of…

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Queen Street, EC4N

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Place Name Complementing nearby King Street, it is named in honour of Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II. The…

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Bucklersbury, EC4N

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Place Name The name can be traced as far back as 1104, when one Warinus Bucherel is mentioned in City…

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Abchurch Lane, EC4N

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Place Name The lane is named after the church of St Mary Abchurch, which is on the western side of…

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Mansion House Street, EC4N

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Place Name After the official house of the Lord Mayor of London, which was completed in 1752 some 13 years…

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Garlick Hill, EC4N

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Place Name Laid out in the 9thCentury to lead up from the river and hythe – an Old English word meaning…

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Pancras Lane, EC4N

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Place Name Named in the 16thCentury after the 13thCentury St Pancras Soper Lane, the church dedicated to St Pancras which…

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Oxford Court, EC4N

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Place Name Named after the earls of Oxford who held a 12thCentury property here, the former home of London’s first…

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King William Street, EC4N

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Place Name In honour of King William IV (August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) who was the reigning monarch when…

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Salters Hall Court, EC4N

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Place name Named after the Worshipful Company of Salters, founded in 1394, who had their hall here from 1641. Salters…

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