Farringdon Without
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| Unitary authority | City of London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | EC1, EC4 |
| Dial code | 020 |
| Police | City of London |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | Cities of London and Westminster |
| London Assembly | City and East |
| European Parliament | London |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Farringdon Without is a ward in the City of London, England.
The ward covers the area east of Chancery Lane including Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Smithfield market,[1] and is the largest of the 25 City wards.
Originally known as the Ward of Anketill de Auvergne,[2] Farringdon was named for Sir Nicholas Farindon, who was appointed Lord Mayor for as long as it shall please him by Edward II.[3] The ward had been in the Farindon family for 82 years at this time, his father, William Farindon preceding him as alderman in 1281, when he purchased the position. The father was Lord Mayor in 1281-2 and also warden of the Goldsmiths.[4] During the reign of Edward I, as an alderman and Goldsmith, William Farindon was implicated in the arrest of English Jewry (some, fellow goldsmiths) for treason.[5]
The ward was split into Farringdon Without and Farringdon Within in 1394.
As well as goldsmiths, in medieval times, the Fleet Ditch attracted many tanners to the ward. As the city became more populous, this practice was banished to the suburbs and by the 18th century the river had been culverted and built over. In its later years, the Fleet became little more than an open sewer, and the locality was given over to slums due to the undesirable odours. The modern Farringdon Street was built over it, with the Fleet Market opening for the sale of meat, fish and vegetables in 1737. In 1829, it became necessary to widen Farringdon Street, and the market was moved to new premises at Farringdon Market. This did not thrive, and its activities were moved to West Smithfield.[6]
On 27th January, 1769 the radical, John Wilkes was chosen alderman for this ward, while a prisoner in Newgate Prison. This was after he had repeatedly been elected and expelled from Parliament for outlawry; essentially obscene and malicious libel against, among others, George III. Other famous aldermen included the scions of the Childs, Hoares and Goslings banking families.
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[edit] References
- ^ Corporation of London - Farringdon Without. Retrieved 20 October 2006.
- ^ 'Ward of Anketill de Auvergne', A Dictionary of London (1918). Date accessed: 27 October 2006.
- ^ Nicholas Farringdon served as Lord Mayor 1308-9, 1320-1, and again, 1323-4
- ^ 'The Lord Mayors of London', Old and New London: Volume 1 (1878), pp. 396-416. Date accessed: 27 October 2006.
- ^ 'Gregory's Chronicle: 1250-1367', The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century (1876), pp. 67-88. Date accessed: 27 October 2006.
- ^ Walter Thornbury, Old and New London: A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings from the Most Authentic Sources.: Volume 2. Date accessed: 27 October 2006.
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