- Wood Wharf
- On the east and west sides of Trigg Lane, in Queenhithe Ward (O. and M. 1677, and Strype, 1720 and 1755).Site partly occupied by Trig Wharf.
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Wood Wharf
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