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Old Broad Street, EC2N

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Place Name The road’s width being worthy of note in the 12thCentury when it was first named. Today, Old Broad…

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Eldon Street, EC2M

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Place Name Named after the Earl of Eldon pub that was here commemorating John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (June…

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Dominion Street, EC2M

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Place Name From 1799 until 1938, when the London County Council ordered the change, this was South Street. It was…

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Copthall Avenue, EC2M

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Place Name This street replaced the northern end of Bell Alley, which ran from Coleman Street across Moorgate to the…

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Cutler Street, EC2M

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Place Name Named after the Worshipful Company of Cutlers who were left the land, then consisting of cottages and gardens,…

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Folgate Street, EC2M

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Place Name First recorded as Terra Nortune sometime around 1100 and later Nortonfolyot in 1433. By 1568 it was referred…

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Wormwood Street, EC2M

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Place Name Located close to Camomile Street, Wormwood Street too was named after the wild plants that grew around the…

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Ropemaker Street, EC2M

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Place Name Industrial heritage. This was one of the many ropemakers’ alleys that existed on the edge of the City…

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Moor Lane, EC2M

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Place Name Named after the marshy moorlands, the Moor Fields, located on the edge of the City, which this street…

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Liverpool Street, EC2M

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Place Name This was laid out in 1829 and named in honour of Robert Banks Jenkinson (June 7, 1770 –…

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