North from Aldersgate Street at the Bars, in the Borough of Finsbury (P.O. Directory).
So named 1864 and 1894.
Former name : "Goswell Street."
This street formerly commenced at the Barbican, the southern end being in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-O.S. 1880). This portion is now called Aldersgate Street.
Name derived from "Goswelle," (q.v.) the garden of the E. of Suffolk, 43 Ed. III.
A road or causeway constructed with logs laid together over swamps or marshy places. When properly f...
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