St. Clements Danes Parish

Names

  • St. Clements Danes Parish
  • St. Clement Danes Parish

Street/Area/District

  • St. Clements Danes Parish

Descriptions

from A New View of London, by Edward Hatton (1708)

[St. Clements Danes] Parish contains the Streets &c. following; i.e. in the Strand on the S. sides, from Temple bar two Houses beyond Strand bridge: Also from Cecil str. Ed to within one House of the Westermost Savoy gate; and also Essex street, Milford lane, Arundel street, Norfolk str. Surrey str. and Strand lane, and the Courts &c. And on the N. side, it extends from Temple bar to two Houses Wd of the 5 Bell Tavern; and, in this compass, all the W. side of Shire lane, the Butcher row, Backside, Hollowell str. and in Witch str. to the 5 Bell Tavern; and, in this compass, all the W. side of Shire lane, the Butcher row, Backside, Hollowell str. and in Witch str. to the 5 Bells passage on the S. side, and all the N. side of that str. Ship yard, Childs or Hemlock court; likewise Old and New Boswell court, Rogue (or Little Sheer) lane, Cary str. Searl str. and about half of Searls court; and Protugal str. Also the E. side of Burleigh str. except two Houses at the N. end; and it extends from the S. end of Burleigh str. Ed to Mr. Doyley's, and near one half of his House, with Change court and Exeter court.

Also in Drury lane, on the Ely side, from 3 Houses Nd of Drum alley, it extends Sd to Maypole alley: also Drum alley, Kings head court, Raindeer yard, White horse yard, Clare court, Blackamore str. Maypole alley, Stanhope str. except two Houses on the W. side next Princes str. and except one House on the E. side there. Also Peter str. Clare str. Hollis str. Houghton str. and all Clare market; also Veer str. and 2 Houses from thence Wd in Duke str. and 7 Houses on the S. side of Duke str. from Veer str. towards the Arch in Lincolns inn fields; also Beer yard, Gibbons str. except 4 Houses; Gilbert's Passage to the Black Jack, Loaches buildings, (they say) Clements lane, Plough-stable-alley, Horseshoe court, all Clements inn, New inn, and Lions inn, and all other Courts in the compass abovesaid. It is divided thus into Wards and Houses.