Cheapside

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces.
  2. 2
    A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
  3. 3
    A village mostly in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9469).
  4. 4
    A hamlet in Anstey parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4033).
  5. 5
    A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Old English Ċēapsīde, i.e. “district beside the market”. See ċēap and sīde.

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lombard streetnewgate streetthreadneedle street

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