Cheapside

English

Etymology

From Middle English cheap (“market”)

Proper noun

Cheapside

  1. any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
  2. a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others)
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