Described as in the parish of St. Magnus in 1373-4 and 1456, and formerly called "Steveneslane" or "Stepheneslane" (Ct. H.W. II. 158 and 529).
Identified with "Churchyard Alley" (q.v.) of the 17th and 18th centuries (See Trans,. L. and M. Arch. Soc. N.S. II. (2), p. 199).