River Walbrook, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 53 relations: All Hallows-on-the-Wall, Ancient Rome, Bank of England, Bishopsgate, Blomfield Street, Boudica, Cannon Street station, Carausian revolt, Carnival Against Capital, Cheapside, Coleman Street Ward, Copperplate map of London, Cornhill, London, Culvert, Dowgate, Eastcheap, Finsbury, Finsbury Circus, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae, History of Anglo-Saxon England, Hoxton, John Morris (historian), John Stow, Julius Asclepiodotus, Kingdom of Gwynedd, List of rivers of England, Londinium, London Charterhouse, London Mithraeum, London sewer system, London Wall, Ludgate Hill, Moorfields, Reclaim the Streets, River Fleet, River Neckinger, River Thames, Roman legion, Roman sites in Great Britain, Shoreditch, St Bartholomew-the-Great, St Katherine Coleman, St Margaret Lothbury, Staller (title), Subterranean rivers of London, Tributaries of the River Thames, Walbrook, Wards of the City of London, Water table, ... Expand index (3 more) »

2. Landforms of the City of London
3. Subterranean rivers of London

All Hallows-on-the-Wall

All Hallows-on-the-Wall is a Church of England church located in the City of London.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Bank of England

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.

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Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate was one of the eastern gates in London's former defensive wall.

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Blomfield Street

Blomfield Street is a road in the City of London, close to Liverpool Street railway station.

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Boudica

Boudica or Boudicca (from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as italics) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.

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Cannon Street station

Cannon Street station, also known as London Cannon Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Travelcard zone 1 located on Cannon Street in the City of London and managed by Network Rail.

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Carausian revolt

The Carausian revolt (AD 286–296) was an episode in Roman history during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul.

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Carnival Against Capital

The Carnival Against Capital took place on Friday 18 June 1999.

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Cheapside

Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London, England, which forms part of the A40 London to Fishguard road.

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Coleman Street Ward

Coleman Street is one of the 25 ancient wards of the City of London, England, and lies on the City's northern boundary with the London Borough of Islington.

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Copperplate map of London

The "Copperplate" map of London is an early large-scale printed map of the City of London and its immediate environs, surveyed between 1553 and 1559, which survives only in part.

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Cornhill, London

Cornhill (formerly also Cornhil) is a ward and street in the City of London, the historic nucleus and financial centre of modern London, England. River Walbrook and Cornhill, London are Landforms of the City of London.

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Culvert

A culvert is a structure that channels water past an obstacle or to a subterranean waterway.

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Dowgate

Dowgate, also referred to as Downgate and Downegate, is a small ward in the City of London, the historic and financial centre of London, England.

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Eastcheap

Eastcheap is a street in central London that is a western continuation of Great Tower Street towards Monument junction.

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Finsbury

Finsbury is a district of Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington.

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Finsbury Circus

Finsbury Circus is a park in the Coleman Street Ward of the City of London, England.

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Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey of Monmouth (Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus; Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy) was a Catholic cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.

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Historia Regum Britanniae

(The History of the Kings of Britain), originally called (On the Deeds of the Britons), is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth.

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History of Anglo-Saxon England

Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).

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Hoxton

Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England, and is in northeast London and is part of the East End.

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John Morris (historian)

John Robert Morris (8 June 1913 – 1 June 1977) was an English historian who specialised in the study of the institutions of the Roman Empire and the history of Sub-Roman Britain.

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John Stow

John Stow (also Stowe; 1524/25 – 5 April 1605) was an English historian and antiquarian.

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Julius Asclepiodotus

Julius Asclepiodotus was a Roman praetorian prefect who, according to the Historia Augusta, served under the emperors Aurelian, Probus and Diocletian, and was consul in 292.

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Kingdom of Gwynedd

The Kingdom of Gwynedd (Medieval Latin:; Middle Welsh: Guynet) was a Welsh kingdom and a Roman Empire successor state that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.

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List of rivers of England

This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.

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Londinium

Londinium, also known as Roman London, was the capital of Roman Britain during most of the period of Roman rule.

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London Charterhouse

The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Farringdon, London, dating back to the 14th century.

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London Mithraeum

The London Mithraeum, also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, is a Roman Mithraeum that was discovered in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, during a building's construction in 1954.

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London sewer system

The London sewer system is part of the water infrastructure serving London, England.

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London Wall

The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in AD 200, as well as the name of a modern street in the City of London, England.

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Ludgate Hill

Ludgate Hill is a street and surrounding area, on a small hill in the City of London, England. River Walbrook and Ludgate Hill are Landforms of the City of London.

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Moorfields

Moorfields was an open space, partly in the City of London, lying adjacent to – and outside – its northern wall, near the eponymous Moorgate.

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Reclaim the Streets

Reclaim the Streets also known as RTS, are a collective with a shared ideal of community ownership of public spaces.

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River Fleet

The River Fleet is the largest of London's subterranean rivers, all of which today contain foul water for treatment. River Walbrook and river Fleet are subterranean rivers of London and Thames drainage basin.

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River Neckinger

The River Neckinger is a reduced subterranean river that rises in Southwark and flows approximately through south London to St Saviour's Dock where it enters the Thames. River Walbrook and river Neckinger are subterranean rivers of London and Thames drainage basin.

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River Thames

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. River Walbrook and river Thames are Thames drainage basin.

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Roman legion

The Roman legion (legiō), the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries.

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Roman sites in Great Britain

There are many Roman sites in Great Britain that are open to the public.

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Shoreditch

Shoreditch is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney alongside neighbouring parts of Tower Hamlets, which are also perceived as part of the area due to historic ecclesiastical links.

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St Bartholomew-the-Great

The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, sometimes abbreviated to St-Barts-the-Great, is a mediaeval church in the Church of England's Diocese of London located in Smithfield within the City of London.

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St Katherine Coleman

St Katherine Coleman was a parish church in the City of London, situated in St Katherine's Row, on the south side of Fenchurch Street, in Aldgate Ward.

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St Margaret Lothbury

St Margaret Lothbury is a Church of England parish church on Lothbury in the City of London; it spans the boundary between Coleman Street Ward and Broad Street Ward.

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Staller (title)

Staller (Old English: or) was a title used in late Anglo-Saxon England for high-ranking officials in the royal household.

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Subterranean rivers of London

The subterranean or underground rivers of London are or were the direct or indirect tributaries of the upper estuary of the Thames (the Tideway) that were built over during the growth of the metropolis of London.

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Tributaries of the River Thames

This article lists the tributaries of the River Thames from the sea to the source, in England. River Walbrook and tributaries of the River Thames are Thames drainage basin.

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Walbrook

Walbrook is a Ward of the City of London and a minor street in its vicinity.

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Wards of the City of London

The City of London (also known simply as "the City") is divided into 25 wards.

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Water table

The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation.

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Woodcut map of London

The "Woodcut" map of London, formally titled Civitas Londinum, and often referred to as the "Agas" map of London, is one of the earliest true maps (as opposed to panoramic views, such as those of Anton van den Wyngaerde) of the City of London and its environs.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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25th G8 summit

The 25th G8 Summit was held in Cologne, Germany, on 18–20 June 1999.

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See also

Landforms of the City of London

• Cornhill, London
• Lorteburn
• Ludgate Hill
• River Walbrook

Subterranean rivers of London

• Counter's Creek
• Earl's Sluice
• Falconbrook
• Hackney Brook
• Lorteburn
• Moselle Brook
• Muswell Stream
• River Brent
• River Effra
• River Fleet
• River Neckinger
• River Peck
• River Rom
• River Tyburn
• River Walbrook
• River Westbourne
• Stamford Brook
• Subterranean rivers of London
• Sudbrook (stream)
• Tyburn Brook
• Wogebourne

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Walbrook

, Woodcut map of London, World War II, 25th G8 summit.