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"PORTSOKEN WARD, is one of the eastern wards of the City, and derives its name from its situation, without Aldgate and the walls of the City, port soken signifying a liberty or franchise at the port, or gate. It contains all Whitechapel, as far as the bars, Middlesex-street, formerly Petticoat- lane,. Houndsditch, and the Minories; and is bounded on the east by the parishes of Spitalfields, Stepney, and St. George's in the East; on the south by Tower-hill; on the west by Aldgate ward, from which it is separated by the site of the ancient city wall, and on the north by the Ward of Bishopsgate. Its principal streets are, Whitechapel, as far as the bars, the Minories and Houndsditch, and its most remarkable buildings, the parish churches of St. Botolph, Aldgate, and Trinity, Minories. This ward is divided into five municipal precincts, named, Houndsditch, High- street, the Bars, Tower-hill and the Convent Garden; and is governed by an alderman, (Sir James Shaw, Bart) five common councilmen, and the usual other ward officers."[J. Elmes, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Gareth Hicks]
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Portsoken Ward contains the parishes Holy Trinity Minories, St Botolph without Aldgate.
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London Metropolitan Archive holdings for Portsoken Ward.
Portsoken Ward - photographs and maps from the London Burial Grounds website.
John Strype's Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster (1720) - Portsoken Ward.
Wikipedia page on Portsoken Ward.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Portsoken Ward to another place.
Allen, Thomas. The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent. Continued to the present time. London: G. Virtue (1839) 3 vols. [Full text - Portsoken Ward]
Stow, John and John Nottley. A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent. London, Printed for T. Read (1733-35) 2 vols. [Full text - Portsoken Ward]
Thomas, Henry The Wards of London: Comprising a Historical and Topographical Description of Every Object of Importance Within the Boundaries of the City. With an Account of All the Companies, Institutions, Buildings, Ancient Remains &c., &c., and Biographical Sketches of All Eminent Persons Connected Therewith London: J. Gifford (1828) 2 vols. [Portsoken Ward]
Blome's 1754 Map of Portsoken Ward.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ337812 (Lat/Lon: 51.513717, -0.075338), Portsoken Ward which are provided by:
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- Bing (was Multimap)
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Sources for listings of taxpayer names for Portsoken Ward, listed on the LDS FamilySearch wiki.