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Peters
A name given to the fishermen who brought fresh fish into the City for sale.
In 1406 they were orde...
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Hill
·vt To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
II. Hill ·noun ...
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Hill
1) Heb. gib'eah, a curved or rounded hill, such as are common to Palestine (Ps. 65:12; 72:3; 114:4, ...
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hill
to cover ; a bed-hilling, a quilt or coverlet. N.
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hill
In use with the Anglo-Saxons. An insulated rise of the ground, usually applied to heights below 1000...
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(St.) Peter's Alley
West out of Gracechurch Street at No.2 and north to Cornhill at No.52 (P.O. Directory). On the south...
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(St.) Peter's Lane
See St. Peter's Hill.
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Peter's Court
1) In Ironmonger Row (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
2) South out of Royal Mint Street wit...
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Harrow Corner, St. Peter's Hill
See Harrow Court.
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Ant-hill
·noun A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
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Moot-hill
·noun A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or cou...
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Mute-hill
·noun ·see Moot-hill.
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Dung-hill
To sit on a, was a sign of the deepest dejection (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7; Lam. 4:5).
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Mars Hill
The Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribu...
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Hill, Aaron
(1685-1750)
Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a country gentleman of Wiltshire, was ed. at ...
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Addle Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No. 51 to Knightrider Street in Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory).
F...
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Adling Hill
See Addle Hill.
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(St.) Andrew's Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No.59 to 148 Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard W...
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(St.) Benet's Hill
See Bennet's Hill.
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Bennet's Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 225 to Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Bay...
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Church Hill
East out of St. Andrews Hill by the Church to Knightrider Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (Elmes, 183...
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Cock Hill
South out of Catherine Wheel Alley to New Street, Bishopsgate (P.O Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward W...
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College Hill
South out of Cannon Street, at No. 60, to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry and Cordwa...
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Dowgate Hill
South out of Cannon Street at No. 76 to No.167 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate and ...
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(St.) Dunstan's Hill
South out of Great Tower Street, at No. 11, to Lower Thames Street, east of St. Dunstan's Church in ...
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Garlick Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street, at 190, to 40 Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
For...
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Hill Street
On the east side of Little Tower Hill, near the Mint (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the m...
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Holborn Hill
West from Holborn Bridge at Fleet Market to Holborn at Hatton Garden and Middle Row (O.S. 1848-51). ...
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Knyghttes Hill
Payment made to harry kny3te of knyghttes hill for tiles in churchwardens' accounts of the parish of...
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Lambarde Hill
See Lambeth Hill.
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Lambeth Hill
South out of Queen Victoria Street at 95, then east and west to 210 and 218 Upper Thames Street (P.O...
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Ludgate Hill
West from St. Paul's Churchyard to Ludgate Circus (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard Ward, Farringd...
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(St.) Mary Hill
See St. Mary at Hill, Street.
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(St.) Michael's Hill
Near Crooked Lane. Mentioned in Proc. in Chancery, temp. Q. Elizabeth, I. 274.
Probably identical w...
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Primrose Hill
South out of the south-west corner of Salisbury Square at No.17 and west to Whitefriars Street (P.O....
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Saffron Hill
North out of Holborn, outside the City boundary.
Mentioned in Middlesex Sessions' Roll, 20 Jas. I.,...
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Snow Hill
North-west out of Holborn Viaduct to the Central Meat Market in Smithfield, and to Farringdon Street...
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Tower Hill
North and west of the Tower, west from the Minories and south to Tower Bridge (P.O. Directory). In P...
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holborn hill
To ride backwards up Holborn hill; to go to the gallows: the way to Tyburn, the place of execution f...
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rose-hill
n.
The name is given by Gould asapplied to two Parrakeets:
1) Platycercus eximius, Vig. and Hors.,...
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saddle hill
A high land visible from the coast, having a centre less elevated than its ends, somewhat like a rid...
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Mars Hill
the hill of Mars or Ares, better known by the name of Areopagus, of which hill of Mars or Ares is a ...
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Church Hill Alley, St. Andrew's Hill
See Church Hill.
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
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Burton, John Hill
(1809-1881)
Historian, was b. and ed. at Aberdeen, was in 1831 called to the Bar, but had little pr...
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Green, Thomas Hill
(1836-1882)
Philosopher, was b. at Birken Rectory, Yorkshire, and ed. at Rugby and Balliol Coll., O...
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Bread Street Hill
South out of Queen Victoria Street at No. 76 to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe ...
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Fish Street Hill
1) South from the junction of Gracechurch Street and Eastcheap to Lower Thames Street at 128 (P.O. D...
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Fleet Street Hill
Mentioned 1653 (L. and P. Commonw. 1653-4, p. 198).
Qy. = Ludgate Hill.
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Great Tower Hill
See Tower Hill.
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Lambard Hill Lane
See Lambeth Hill.
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Laurence Pountney Hill
South out of Cannon Street at No. 96 and east into Laurence Pountney Lane (P.O. Directory). In Candl...
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Little Tower Hill
North-east and east of the Tower, extending south from the Minories to Little Thames Street (Stow's ...
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Ludgate Hill Station
Between Water Lane and New Bridge Street, in Farringdon Ward Within, on the east side of New Bridge ...
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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
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New Street Hill
South out of Little New Street, Shoe Lane, to King's Head Court (P.O. Directory ). In Farringdon War...
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Old Change Hill
North out of Queen Victoria Street at No.120 (P.O. Directory).
Formerly part of Lambeth Hill.
Name...
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Paul's Wharf Hill
. -South from Paul's chain to Thames Street and Paul's Wharf (S. 366).
First mention: " Pawles whar...
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Peter Hill Lane
See St. Peter's Hill.
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Puddle Dock Hill
See St. Andrew's Hill.
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Tower Hill Passage
On Little Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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tower hill play
A slap on the face, and a kick on the breech.
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Gareb, The Hill
in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, named only in (Jeremiah 31:39)
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Hachilah, The Hill
a hill apparently situated in a wood in the wilderness or waste land in the neighborhood of Ziph, in...
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Hill of Evil Counsel
On the south of the Valley of Hinnom. It is so called from a tradition that the house of the high pr...
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Moreh, the Hill of
Probably identical with "little Hermon," the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs...
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Brook Yard, Lambeth Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 218 (P.O Directory) to St. Mary Somerset Church. In Queenhit...
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Castle Court, College Hill
See Newcastle Court.
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Chequer Lane, Dowgate Hill
See Chequer Yard.
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Cock Alley, Ludgate Hill
See Cock Court.
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Feathers Alley, Holborn Hill
See Feathers Court.
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George Street, Tower Hill
West from Little Tower Hill to Great Tower Hill (O.S. 1894).
First mention: Horwood, 1799.
Formerl...
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George Yard, Tower Hill
See George Street, Tower Hill.
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Goat Yard, Ludgate Hill
See Goat Alley.
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King Street, Tower Hill
North out of Tower Hill to Royal Mint Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention (Hatton, 1708).
No...
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Labour in Vain Hill
The southern portion of Old Fish Street Hill was so called (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Lockie, 181...
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Little New Street Hill
Near Shoe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the maps.
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(St.) Margaret Fish Street Hill
On the east side of Fish Street Hill, opposite to Crooked Lane (Leake, 1666). In Bridge Ward Within,...
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(St.) Mary at Hill, Street
South out of Eastcheap, at No. 28, to Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
E...
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New Fish Street Hill
See Fish Street Hill.
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(St.) Olave Bread Street Hill
Mentioned in 1660 (L. and P. Chas. II. I. 165).
Qy. = Nicholas (St.) Olave.
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Old Fish Street Hill
South out of Old Fish Street to Upper Thames Street, in Queenhithe Ward (Horwood, 1799-L.C.C. List, ...
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Rose Court, Tower Hill
West out of Tower Hill, south of Muscovy Court (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Seems to have been rebu...
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Sersyns Head, Snow Hill
See Saracen's Head Inn.
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(Holy) Trinity near Tower Hill
See Holy Trinity, Priory of.
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Bell Alley, Little Tower Hill
North out of Little Tower Hill, east from the Minories (O. and M. 1677).
Earliest mention: "The Bel...
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Bell Yard, Fish Street Hill
West out of Fish Street Hill at No.13, north of Crooked Lane, and opposite the Monument. In Bridge W...
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Black Swan Alley, Garlick Hill
See Kennet Wharf.
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Catherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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Church Alley, St. Mary Hill
See Church Passage.
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(St.) Dunstan's Court, St. Dunstan's Hill
See Coppin's Court.
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Globe Alley, Fish Street Hill
See Globe Court.
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Hatchet Alley, Little Tower Hill
North-west out of Little Tower Hill (P.C. 1732-London Guide, 1758).
Former name : "Hand and Hatchet...
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Katherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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King's Arms Inn, Snow Hill
See King's Arms Yard.
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Three Shear Court, Garlick Hill
See Three Crown Court.
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Bayley, Bayley's, Place, Little Tower Hill
See Baily Place.
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Bell Alley, Labour-In-Vain Hill
West out of Labour-in-Vain Hill and south to Thames Street, in Queenhithe Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle...
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Bell Inn, Old Fish Street Hill
On the west side of Fish Street Hill, south of St. Mounthaw Church, and north of Bell Alley, but not...
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Blue Anchor Yard, Alley, Tower Hill
See Baily Place.
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Brodegate, St. Margaret, Fish St. Hill
Shops in "Breggesteete," parish of St. Magnus and near "le Brodegate," 1340 (Ct. H.W. I. 439).
In 1...
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Canterbury Court, St. Andrew's Hill, Blackfriars
See Green Dragon Court.
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Church Rents, St. Mary at Hill
In the records of the parish of St. Mary at Hill (E.E.T. Soc.) there are numerous references to the ...
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Conduit, St. Margaret, Fish Street Hill
Beneath the wall of the Church of St. Margaret in Briggestret, 1379 (Riley's Mem. 436).
No later me...
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Gun Yard, Little Tower Hill, East
East out of Little Tower Hill. In St. Katherine's precinct (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758).
Also...
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Gun Yard, Little Tower Hill, North
North out of Little Tower Hill (O. and M. 1677).
Site has been rebuilt.
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Hand and Hatchet Alley, Tower Hill
See Hatchet Alley.
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Rose and Ball Court. Addle Hill
See Rose Court.
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Five Foot Court, Old Fish Street Hill
See Five Foot Lane.
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