Fleet Street is named after the River Fleet, which runs from Hampstead to the River Thames at the western edge of the City of London. It is one of the oldest roads outside the original … See more

The area around Fleet Street contains numerous statues and memorials to prominent public figures. At the north-eastern corner is a … See more

The barber Sweeney Todd is traditionally said to have lived and worked during the 18th century in Fleet Street, where he would murder … See more

Early history
Fleet Street was established as a thoroughfare in Roman London and there is evidence that a route led west from Ludgate by 200 … See more

In the High Middle Ages senior clergymen had their London palaces in the street. Place-names surviving with this connection are … See more

Several writers and politicians are associated with Fleet Street, either as residents or regulars to the various taverns, including See more

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