Little Britain, EC1A

Little Britain is a street in the City of London running from St Martin’s Le Grand in the east to West Smithfield.

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Booksellers dominated the street from the mid-16th century, followed by goldsmiths and clothing trades from the mid-18th to the 20th centuries.

This quarter gets its name from having been, in ancient times, the residence of the Dukes of Brittany.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Fleet Market The Fleet Market was a market erected in 1736 on the newly culverted River Fleet.

Fleet Market

Smithfield Smithfield is a locality in the ward of Farringdon Without situated at the City of London’s northwest corner.

Smithfield

St Bartholomew’s Hospital St Bartholomew’s Hospital, also known simply as Barts and later more formally as The Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew, is a hospital located at Smithfield in the City of London and founded in 1123.

St Bartholomew’s Hospital

NEARBY STREETS

Addle Street, EC2V Addle Street, there from ancient times, was a victim of the bulldozer after the Second World War (City of London)

Addle Street, EC2V

Albion Way, EC1A Albion Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Albion Way, EC1A

Alder Castle House, EC2V Alder Castle House can be found on Noble Street (City of London)

Alder Castle House, EC2V

Aldermanbury Square, EC2V At the centre of Saxon London, the aldermen (elder statesmen of City wards) met in a ’bury’ (house) in a time before the Guildhall was built (City of London)

Aldermanbury Square, EC2V

Aldermanbury, EC2V Aldermanbury is the Saxon name for ’Eldermen’ (elder statesmen) and ’bury’ (house) (City of London)

Aldermanbury, EC2V

Aldersgate Street, EC1A Aldersgate Street is located on the west side of the Barbican Estate (Barbican)

Aldersgate Street, EC1A

Angel Street, EC1A Angel Street runs between King Edward Street in the west and St Martin’s Le Grand in the east (City of London)

Angel Street, EC1A

Bartholomew Close, EC1A Bartholomew Close is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Close, EC1A

Bartholomew Place, EC1A Bartholomew Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Place, EC1A

Bassishaw Highwalk, EC2V Bassishaw Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Bassishaw Highwalk, EC2V

Bear Alley, EC4A Bear Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Bear Alley, EC4A

Bishop’s Court, EC4M Bishop?s Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area (City of London)

Bishop’s Court, EC4M

Brewers Hall Gardens, EC2V Brewers Hall Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Brewers Hall Gardens, EC2V

Bull and Mouth Street, EC2V Bull and Mouth Street ran between King Edward Street and St Martin’s Le Grand (City of London)

Bull and Mouth Street, EC2V

Carey Lane, EC2V Carey Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Carey Lane, EC2V

Central Markets, EC1A Central Markets is the address of traders within Smithfield Market (City of London)

Central Markets, EC1A

Charterhouse Street, EC1A Charterhouse Street is a street on the northern boundary of the City of London (City of London)

Charterhouse Street, EC1A

Churchyard Path, EC1A Churchyard Path runs up to the church of St Bartholomew (City of London)

Churchyard Path, EC1A

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A Coach & Horses Yard lay behind the Coach & Horses pub at 71 Bartholomew Close (City of London)

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A

Cock Lane, EC1A Cock Lane leads from Giltspur Street in the east to Snow Hill in the west (City of London)

Cock Lane, EC1A

Coldwatch House, EC1A Coldwatch House is a block on Giltspur Street (City of London)

Coldwatch House, EC1A

Compter Passage, EC2V Compter Passage is a location in London (City of London)

Compter Passage, EC2V

Dean’s Court, EC4M Dean’s Court was a small alley off Old Bailey, on maps between 1750 and 1950 (City of London)

Dean’s Court, EC4M

Duke Street, EC1A Duke Street ran off Smithfield, becoming part of Little Britain in 1885 (City of London)

Duke Street, EC1A

East Poultry Avenue, EC1A East Poultry Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

East Poultry Avenue, EC1A

Elephant Yard, EC2Y Elephant Yard was the coaching yard which used to belong to the Elephant Inn, demolished in the 1840s (Barbican)

Elephant Yard, EC2Y

Elliot’s Court, EC4M Elliot’s Court is featured on maps from 1750 to 1950 (City of London)

Elliot’s Court, EC4M

Farringdon Road, EC1A Farringdon Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Farringdon Road, EC1A

Ferroners House, EC2Y Ferroners House (Barbican)

Ferroners House, EC2Y

Fleet Place House, EC4M Fleet Place House is a building on Fleet Place (City of London)

Fleet Place House, EC4M

Fleet Place, EC4M Fleet Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area (City of London)

Fleet Place, EC4M

Foster Lane, EC2V Foster Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Foster Lane, EC2V

Gilbert House, EC2Y Gilbert House is a block on Gilbert Bridge (Barbican)

Gilbert House, EC2Y

Giltspur House, EC1A Giltspur House is a block on Giltspur Street (City of London)

Giltspur House, EC1A

Giltspur Street, EC1A Giltspur Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Giltspur Street, EC1A

Gresham Street, EC2V Gresham Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Gresham Street, EC2V

Guildhall Yard, EC2V Guildhall Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Guildhall Yard, EC2V

Half Moon Court, EC1A Halfmoon Court is the southern most of five passages leading eastward from Kinghorn Street (City of London)

Half Moon Court, EC1A

Honey Lane, EC2V Honey Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Honey Lane, EC2V

Hosier Lane, EC1A Hosier Lane is named after the former hosiery trade based here. (City of London)

Hosier Lane, EC1A

Jarvis House, EC1A Jarvis House is a block on Smithfield Street (City of London)

Jarvis House, EC1A

Jewin Street, EC2Y Jewin Street was a street was lined with warehouses by firms related to the garment trade, including drapery, button, straw hat and sewing machine importers and furriers. (Barbican)

Jewin Street, EC2Y

King Edward Street, EC1A King Edward Street runs from Newgate Street in the south to Little Britain in the north (City of London)

King Edward Street, EC1A

Kinghorn Street, EC1A Kinghorn Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Kinghorn Street, EC1A

Little Britain, EC1A Little Britain is a street in the City of London running from St Martin’s Le Grand in the east to West Smithfield. (City of London)

Little Britain, EC1A

London Wall, EC2Y London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

London Wall, EC2Y

Love Lane, EC2V Love Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Love Lane, EC2V

Middlesex Passage, EC1A Middlesex Passage is a location in London (City of London)

Middlesex Passage, EC1A

Mitre Court, EC2V Mitre Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Mitre Court, EC2V

Monkwell House, EC2Y Monkwell House is a building on Barbican Highwalk (City of London)

Monkwell House, EC2Y

Monkwell Square, EC2Y Monkwell Square is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Monkwell Square, EC2Y

Newcastle Close, EC4A Newcastle Close - Newcastle Street until 1939 - was possibly called after a former inn called the Castle located here (City of London)

Newcastle Close, EC4A

Newgate Street, EC1A Newgate Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Newgate Street, EC1A

Newgate Street, EC2V Newgate Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Newgate Street, EC2V

Noble Street, EC2V Noble Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Noble Street, EC2V

Nomura House, EC1A Nomura House is a block on St Martin’s Le Grand (City of London)

Nomura House, EC1A

Oat Lane, EC2V Oat Lane has been marked on London maps since 1600 and before (City of London)

Oat Lane, EC2V

Preachers Court, EC1M Mountjoy House is a building on Monkwell Square (Barbican)

Preachers Court, EC1M

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A Queen Isabella Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A

Rising Sun Court, EC1A Since 1939, Rising Sun Court has been extended to Long Lane. (City of London)

Rising Sun Court, EC1A

Roman House, EC2Y Roman House is a building on St Alphage Garden (Barbican)

Roman House, EC2Y

Silver Street, EC2V Silver Street was the location of a house in which William Shakespeare lived during his time in London (City of London)

Silver Street, EC2V

Smithfield Street, EC1A Smithfield Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Smithfield Street, EC1A

Snow Hill, EC1A Snow Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Snow Hill, EC1A

St Alphage Garden, EC2Y St Alphage Garden is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

St Alphage Garden, EC2Y

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V St Ann’s Lane was the name for the west end of Gresham Street until the 1860s (City of London)

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V

St Giles Terrace, EC2Y St Giles Terrace lies alongside St Giles Cripplegate church (Barbican)

St Giles Terrace, EC2Y

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V St Martin’s Le Grand is a street north of Newgate Street and a former liberty within the City of London (City of London)

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V

Sun Court, EC1A In 1939, Sun Court became Rising Sun Court (City of London)

Sun Court, EC1A

Thomas Ford House, EC1A Thomas Ford House is a block on Smithfield Street (City of London)

Thomas Ford House, EC1A

Thomas More House, EC2Y Thomas More House is a block on Shaftesbury Place (Barbican)

Thomas More House, EC2Y

Three Nun Court, EC2V Three Nun Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Three Nun Court, EC2V

Turnagain Lane, EC4A Turnagain Lane is an ancient thoroughfare in the City of London. (City of London)

Turnagain Lane, EC4A

Vestry House, EC1A Vestry House is a block on Greyfriars Passage (City of London)

Vestry House, EC1A

Well Street, EC2Y Well Street ran from Jewin Street to Nicholl Square, taking its name from Crowder’s Well which, according to Stow, featured a pristine pool of water west of the parsonage (Barbican)

Well Street, EC2Y

West Smithfield, EC1A West Smithfield is the oldest street of the Smithfield area (City of London)

West Smithfield, EC1A

Wood Street, EC2V Wood Street was originally the main north–south route through the Roman Fort, discovered after Second World War bombing. (City of London)

Wood Street, EC2V

Wood Street, EC2Y The northern section Wood Street lies between London Wall and the Barbican (Barbican)

Wood Street, EC2Y

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