Source: British History Online transcription of the Kingsford edition of Stow’s 1603 edition of A Survey of London. Available on BHO courtesy of the Centre for Metropolitan History.

Limestreete warde.

Limestreete ward. Limestreete.The next is Limestreete warde, and taketh the name of Limestreete, of making or selling of Lime there (as is supposed). The East side of this Limestreete, from the North corner thereof to the midst, is of Aldgate warde, as is aforesaid: the west side, for the most part from the said north corner, southward, is of this Limestreete ward: the southend on both sides is of Langborne ward: the bodie of this Limestreete ward High street of Cornehill.is of the high streete called Cornehill streete, which stretcheth from Limestreete on the southside, to the west corner of Leaden hall: and on the north side from the southwest corner of Saint Marie streete, to another corner ouer against Leadenhall. Now for saint Mary street, the west side therof is of this Limestreete warde, and also the streete [Camomile Street See Blome’s map of 1754. Link: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/crace/a/zoomify88559.html.] which runneth by the north ende of this saint Marie streete, on both sides, from thence west to an house called the Wrestlers, a signe so called, almost to Bishops gate. And these are the bounds of this small ward.