Cheapside

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Cheapside

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From Old English Ċēapsīde, i.e. “district beside the market”. See ċēap and sīde.

proper noun

A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
A village mostly in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9469).
A hamlet in Anstey parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4033).
A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
A ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

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@misc{cheapside_2026,
  title = {Cheapside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheapside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}