Laurence Pountney Lane

Laurence Pountney Lane
   South out of Cannon Street, at No. 108, to 139 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Candlewick and Dowgate Wards.
   Earliest mention: 1562 (Ct. H.W. II. p. 679).
   Former names : "St. Laurence's lane," 32 H. III. (Anc. Deeds, B. 2105). "Lane of S. Laurence de Candelwystrate," 1280-1 (Ct. H.W. I. 51). "St. Laurence Street," 34 Ed. III. (Anc. Deeds, A. 2477). "Poultney lane" (S. 239), 1603, ed.
   Named after the church of St. Laurence Pountney (q.v.).

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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  • Green Lettice Lane —    The northern portion of Laurence Pountney Hill from Cannon Street to the church of St. Lawrence was named Green Lettice Lane in the 16th and 17th centuries. In Walbrook and Candlewick Wards, east side in Candlewick Ward, west in Walbrook Ward …   Dictionary of London

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