Cheap (ward)

Cheap (ward)
St Vedast, a familiar Cheap landmark

Coordinates: 51°30′53″N 0°05′38″W / 51.5148°N 0.094°W / 51.5148; -0.094

Ward of Cheap
Ward of Cheap is located in Greater London
Ward of Cheap

 Ward of Cheap shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ321812
Sui generis City of London
Administrative area Greater London
Region London
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district EC1, EC4
Dialling code 020
Police City of London
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly City and East
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Cheap (meaning market[1]) is a small ward of the City of London. It stretches west to east from King End Street, the border with Farringdon Within to Old Jewry, which adjoins Walbrook and north to south from Gresham Street, the border with Aldersgate and Bassishaw to Cheapside, the boundary with Cordwainer.

The following roads run north to south across the ward: St Martin’s Le Grand,[2] Foster Lane, Gutter Lane, Wood Street and King Street. Within its boundaries are two Anglican churches, St Vedast alias Foster[3] and St Lawrence Jewry[4], and several halls, including Goldsmiths Hall, Mercers Hall, Sadlers Hall and Wax Chandlers Hall.[5] A third church, St Mildred, Poultry, was demolished in 1872.

A small part of the Guildhall buildings lies within the ward's boundaries — the main entrance and main hall itself — with the remainder being in the ward of Bassishaw. Also within the boundaries is the Mayor's and City of London Court and the southern end of Basinghall Street.[6]

St Lawrence Jewry in Gresham Street

Politics

Cheap is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an Alderman, to the Court of Aldermen and Commoners (the City equivalent of a Councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freeman of the City of London are eligible to stand.

References

  1. ^ cheap, n., I.2.b., Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989, Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ http://www.moveandstay.com/offices_description.asp?id=1320 Details of junction
  3. ^ Parish Web Site
  4. ^ More details
  5. ^ Police overview
  6. ^ http://213.86.34.248/NR/rdonlyres/5115C3A2-5389-4865-9AA6-4D713BFF5C7A/0/cheap.jpg

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