Bishopsgate

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381).
  2. 2
    A small village near Englefield Green, Runnymede borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9872).
  3. 3
    A community in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

Equivalent to Bishop + -s- + gate. (street and ward): From one of the eastern gates in London’s former defensive wall, traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century.

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