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"Bishopsgate Ward, as well as the street, takes its name from its ancient gate. It is bounded on the south by the Ward of Langbourn, on the west by that of Broad-street, on the east by those of Aldgate and Portsoken, and part of the liberty of the Tower, and on the north by the parish of Shoreditch, being itself the most northern of the city wards. The principal buildings in this ward are the parish churches of St. Botolph Without Bishopsgate, St. Ethelburga, and Great St. Helens; Leathersellers' Hall, the Excise Office, and the London Workhouse. The ward is governed by an alderman (Thomas Copeland, Esq.), and two deputies, one for the part without, and the other for the part within the gate; and twelve other common-councilmen, nine for the part within, and three for the part without."[J. Elmes, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Gareth Hicks]
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Bishopsgate Ward contains the parishes St Botolph without Bishopsgate, St Ethelburga, St Helen Bishopgate.
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London Metropolitan Archive holdings for Bishopsgate Ward.
John Strype's Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster (1720) - Bishopsgate Ward.
Wikipedia page on Bishopsgate Ward.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Bishopsgate 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 - Bishopsgate 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 - Bishopsgate 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. [Bishopsgate Ward]
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 - Bishopsgate Ward Without ]
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 - Bishopsgate Ward Without ]
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. [Bishopsgate Ward Without ]
Blome's 1754 Map of Bishopsgate Ward.
Map of present-day Bishopsgate Ward.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ331813 (Lat/Lon: 51.514932, -0.082837), Bishopsgate Ward which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- 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.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Bishopsgate Ward Club website.
Sources for listings of taxpayer names for Bishopsgate Ward, listed on the LDS FamilySearch wiki.