Described by Weinreb as redolent of squalor and vice (Weinreb 39), London’s Bankside district in Southwark was known for its taverns, brothels and playhouses in the early modern period. However, in approximately 50 BCE its strategic location on the south bank of the Thames enticed the Roman army to use it as a military base for its conquering of Britain. From Bankside, the Romans built a bridge to the north side of the river and established the ancient town of Londinium. The Bankside district is mentioned in a variety of early modern texts, mostly in reference to the bawdy reputation of its citizens. Today, London’s Bankside is known as an arts district and is considered essential to the culture of the city.

Boss Alley (Queenhithe) was in Queenhithe Ward. It is labelled on the Agas map as Boſs allee.

Cannon Row, a humble street running alongside the Thames, was the home of prominent individuals in the early modern period. It was a commonly-used street, and appeared in texts from the period often as the home of some of those illustrious persons. The street began as the home of the Cannons for Saint Stephen’s church.

Sharing a name with the nearby Falcon Inn, the Falcon Stairs provided river access for the area of Southwark known to early modern Londoners as the "bank side" (and later, Bankside). Being outside of London’s city limits, Southwark offered the early modern citizen a collection of entertainments of questionable virtue that were more difficult to come by in London proper. In Southwark, Londoners could attend plays at the Rose and Globe theatres, watch bear- and bull-baiting, and even visit one of the many brothels (called stews) that made Bankside infamous in the early modern period.

In early modern London, Fish Wharf was an incredibly active area of commercial industry on the north bank of the River Thames in Bridge Ward Within. John Stow indicates that the wharf was On that south side of Thames stréete in the parish of S. Magnus (Stow 1598, sig. M5r). Additionally according to Henry Harben’s , the location of wharf was specifically selected to be adjacent, on the west, to the present London Bridge Wharf, and between that wharf and Fresh Wharf east (Harben).

Horse Ferry, according to early accounts, was established specifically to carry clergymen from their residence at Lambeth Palace to Westminster Palace across the river.

Lyon Quay was located between Broken Wharf to the west and Brook’s Wharf to the east (Harben). Although not on the original list of "Legal Quays" drawn up in the sixteenth century, Lyon Quay did make the list after the port was reassessed following the Great Fire of 1666 (Forrow 9, 11). In 1668, the Quay’s dimensions were measured at thirty-six feet wide along the Thames and running north forty feet to Thames Street (Child).

The Molestrand Dock was a pier in Southwark located close to the Falcon Inn and was used primarily for passenger ferries. A row of tenement buildings stood near the dock.

The Privy Stairs were the rivermen’s stairs on the Thames attached to the king and queen’s apartments at Whitehall for use by the monarchs when they still resided at the palace; river access was necessary as the palace faced the Thames rather than the street (Ivimey 163). The stairs was used primarily by visiting foreign dignitaries and courtiers in order to gain access to the palace without needing to negotiate the streets of London, while a second dock, the Whitehall Stairs, was located downstream and was accessible to the public (Pepys).

St. Botolph’s Billingsgate Church was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Botolph Lane and Thames Street in Billingsgate Ward. It is not labelled on the Agas map. It was one of the four London churches named after the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon monk, St. Botolph, who was the abbot of Iken, Suffolk. Over fifty churches in England were named after Botolph. According to Stow, the church of St. Botolph’s once contained many beautiful monuments, but, even by his time, the monuments were gone, destroyed, or defaced (Stow 1598, sig. M1v).

St. Mary Overie Stairs and its adjoining dock functioned as a large wharfe and landing place on the southern bank of Thames, which provided river access to Winchester House and the Priory of St. Mary Overies (Stow 1598, sig. Y7v). While the stairs were commonly known as either Winchester Stairs or St. Mary Overie Stairs, they were sometimes referred to as St. Saviour Stairs after the Dissolution of the Monasteries (Rendle 203; Cave 225). This location is visible on the Agas map, though it is not labelled.

The Fleet, known as "Fleet River", "Fleet Ditch", "Fleet Dike", and the "River of Wells" due to the numerous wells along its banks, was London’s largest subterranean river (Stow 1598, sig. C4r). It flowed down from Hampstead and Kenwood ponds in the north, bisecting the Ward of Farringdon Without, as it wended southward into the Thames (Weinreb, Hibbert, Keay, and Keay 298).

Ironmonger Lane, located directly north of Eastcheap in Cheap Ward, ran north-south between Cateaton Street and Cheapside Street. The lane’s name has undergone a number of spelling changes over the years—on the Agas map, it is labelled as "Iremonger lane", but it has also been written as "Ismonger Lane", "Ismongeres Lane", or "Ysmongeres Lane", with records of the last spelling dating back to 1213 (Harben).

The gaol at Newgate, a western gate in the Roman Wall of London, was constructed in the twelfth century specifically to detain fellons and trespassors awaiting trial by royal judges (Durston 470; O’Donnell 25; Stow 1598, sig. C8r). The gradual centralisation of the English criminal justice system meant that by the reign of Elizabeth I, Newgate had become London’s most populated gaol. In the early modern period, incarceration was rarely conceived of as a punishment in itself; rather, gaols like Newgate were more like holding cells, where inmates spent time until their trials or punishments were effected, or their debts were paid off.

The Globe was the open-air, public theatre in which William Shakespeare was a shareholder. It was one of the theatres at which the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later the King’s Men, regularly performed. Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe, along with the works of many other playwrights. It was an open-air, polygonal theatre with standing room around a thrust stage and three levels of gallery seating. It was built in 1599, burnt down in 1613, rebuilt in 1614 and closed in 1642. A modern reconstruction now stands a short distance from the site of the original in Bankside.

Greenwich Palace was a popular royal residence among the Tudors, specifically during the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Built in 1447 for Humphrey of Lancaster, Greenwich was the first visible sign as the traveller came from the mouth of the Thames in the east towards London (Bold 38). The land was originally the site of an Abbey until 1414 when it reverted back to the crown. In 1426, it was passed to Humphrey of Lancaster, who built the early palace and enclosed the land as a park. The house passed to Henry VI, whose wife, Margaret of Anjou, renamed it the Palace of Placentia or pleasant place. The name "Greenwich Palace" dates from Elizabeth’s reign. This location was east of the area depicted on the Agas map.

Located at the junction of Ingen Lane (otherwise known as Maiden Lane, and now forming part of Gresham Street) and Staining Lane, the Haberdashers’s Hall was the meeting place for the Habdashers’ Company. The Company aquired this location in 1458. The Hall was completely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.

The history of Hampton Court illustrates, in many ways, the history of England itself. Hampton Court was originally owned by Thomas Wolsey and later gifted to Henry VIII, remaining the property of the crown or state in a nearly unbroken line since the sixteenth century. As such, the palace is also the subject and site of many important early modern English artistic, literary and dramatic works. The palace was also a landmark for iconic historical moments such as the birth of Edward VI, the death of Jane Seymour, Elizabeth I’s reconciliation with Mary I, James I’s plan for the Authorized Bible, and Charles I’s escape from Parliamentary imprisonment. Hampton Court is not located inside the area depicted on the Agas map.

The construction of the New Exchange in 1608–1609 demonstrated the efficiency of London development under the supervision of Lord Treasurer Sir Robert Cecil, established a significant competitor to John Gresham’s Royal Exchange, and expanded London fashion westward. Nicknamed Britain’s Burse by King James I during a christening entertainment staged by Ben Jonson, the New Exchange became a symbol of commercial strength in a consolidated British kingdom, as well as a new indoor model of shopping that invited more women into the sphere of luxury sales and consumption throughout the seventeenth century.

The Paul’s Cross outdoor preaching station is located in Paul’s Cross Churchyard on the northeast side of St. Paul’s Cathedral. During the early modern period, Paul’s Cross was a site of drama, since the interfaith conflicts of the time were addressed from the pulpit. These sermons were presented by prominent Reformation figures including Stephen Gardiner, Miles Coverdale, Thomas Cranmer, Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer, Gilbert Bourne, Edmund Grindal, Matthew Parker, John Jewel, John Foxe, Edwin Sandys, and John Donne.

The Three Cups Inn was located in Bread Street Ward at the southwest intersection of Bread Street and Watling Street. The Inn provided food, drink, and shelter for employees, guests, carriers and their horses. It was a hub for public transportation and shipping into and out of the capital and was a home to the inn holder, servants, and their families. It provided employment and a community meeting place. It acted as a landmark in the city for at least four hundred years.

Whitehall Palace, the Palace of Whitehall or simply Whitehall, was one of the most complex and sizeable locations in the entirety of early modern Europe. As the primary place of residence for monarchs from 1529 to 1698, Whitehall was an architectural testament to the shifting sociopolitical, religious, and aesthetic currents of Renaissance England. Sugden describes the geospatial location of Whitehall in noting that [i]t lay on the left bank of the Thames, and extended from nearly the point where Westminster Bdge. now crosses the river to Scotland Yard, and from the river back to St. James’s Park (Sugden 564-565).

Addle Hill or Athelyngstrete ran north from Knightrider Street up to Carter Lane (Stow 1633, sig. 2M4v). Stow records it running from Carter Lane to Knightrider Street but, as Carlin and Belcher note, it was extended south of Thames Street by 1250 (Stow 1633, sig. 2M4v; Carlin and Belcher Athelyngstrete). Stow may have recorded Addle Hill this way to distinguish between the raised and level portions of the street (Stow 1633, sig. 2M4v). It is labelled "Addle Hill" on the Agas Map. Carlin and Belcher’s 1520 map labels the street "Athelyngstrete" (Carlin and Belcher Athelyngstrete). The southern portion of the street was destroyed to allow the formation of Queen Victoria Street in the nineteenth century (Harben). There is still an "Addle Hill" in London at the same location though it has been significantly reduced in length.

The Antelope (Southwark) and Suffolk House were the two messuages that King Edward VI kept in Bridge Without Ward after he resigned his right as lord of the manor in 1550 (Cunningham 72). John Stow notes that after 1550, King Edward VI continued to own his park in Southwark, which included the grounds called the Antelope (Stow 1633, sig. 2P5v).

Battle Bridge connected St. Olave Street with the road to Bermondsey and Horsleydown (Nichols 252). John Stow states that Battle Bridge was named after the Abbots of Battle Abbey, who built and repaired the bridge (Stow 1633, sig. 2R2r). The Abbots of Battle Abbey owned the Abbot of Battle’s Inn, which included the land surrounding Battle Bridge (Nichols 252). The site of the Abbot of Battle’s Inn and Battle Bridge is now marked by Battle Bridge Lane and Battle Bridge Stairs (Malden). Battle Bridge appears on Hogenberg and Braun’s 1572 map (Londinum Feracissimi Angliæ Regni Metropolis).

Branching off from the south side of Tooley Street, Bermondsey Street (sometimes referred to as Barnaby Street) ran north-south towards Bermondsey Abbey (Stow 1598, sig. Z3v-Z4r). Bermondsey Street is depicted just east of Battle Bridge on the Agas map, although it is mislabeled "Kent Str." Bermondsey Street also appears on Rocque and Pine’s 1746 map (), where it is labelled "Barnaby or Bermondsey Street."

Stow locates The Black Loft of silver melting on Sermon Lane in Castle Baynard Ward (Stow 1633, sig. 2N1v). Agas map coordinates are based on this information. The precise function of the location remains unclear.

Blackman Street formed the southern portion of the main thoroughfare in Southwark, which is now commonly referred to as the High Street or Borough High Street (Malden). Stow notes that Blackman Street began at the southern end of Long Southwark near St. George Southwark and moved south towards the Parish of St. Mary (Newington) (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2r). Blackman Street is south of the area depicted on the Agas map.

The Boar’s Head was one of the twelve licensed brothels in Southwark. In his 1598 , Stow mistakenly refers to this location as the Beares heade (Stow 1598, sig. Y6v). This error is corrrected in the 1633 edition of the , which lists the names of the brothels in Southwark as the Boares heade, the Crosse keyes, the Gunne, the Castle, the Crane, the Cardinals Hat, the Bel, the Swanne &c (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q3r).

According to John Stow, the Boss of Billingsgate was a fountain of spring water continually running, which was set into the wall of Boss Alley (Stow 1598, sig. M2v). This boss was the subject of an early modern poem, which personified both the Boss of Billingsgate and the London Stone. In this poem, the Boss is described as a fallen woman, who the London Stone marries ( sig. A5v). While the Boss of Billingsgate was located on the north side of Billingsgate Ward, its exact coordinates remain unknown and it is not labelled on the Agas map.

Bowyer Row, according to Harben, ran east-west from Creed Lane to Ludgate (Harben). It was the unofficial yet descriptive name given to a section of Ludgate Street by early modern Londoners, so called of bowiers dwelling there in old time (Stow 1598, sig. T1v).

The Bridge House was located on the south bank of the Thames, near St. Olave, Southwark and is labelled on the Agas map (Noorthouck). Stow describes the Bridge House as a storehouse for the materials used to build and repair London Bridge (Stow 1598, sig. Z3v). Edward Walford notes that the Bridge House also stored provisions for the navy and the public (Walford). The Bridge House was used as a banqueting hall on special occasions, including when the Lord Mayor came to visit Southwark (Walford).

Bulwark Gate was one of the outer defences of the Tower of London, located near Tower Hill (Harben Tower of London, Bulwark Gate). While Stow describes a number of "bulwarks" around the Tower, it is likely that his description of the Bulwarke, a piece of Tower Hill west from Lion Tower that was fortified by Edward IV, is referring to Bulwark Gate (Stow 1633, sig. E3v).

The Chapel at the North Door of St. Paul’s was founded by Walter Sherington according to a license issued by Henry VI (Stow 1598, sig. S5r). It was pulled down during the reign of Edward VI and replaced with a faire house (Stow 1598, sig. S5r). Persons of note buried in this chapel include John Neville (Stow 1598, sig. T1r).

The Chapel of Jesus was located under the choir in St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was founded in the thirty-seventh year of Henry VI’s reign for a fraternitie, and guild, to the honour of the most glorious name of Iesu Christ our Sauiour (Stow 1598, sig. S5v). The entrance of the chapel was decorated with an image of Jesus and of Margaret Beauchamp who was buried within (Stow 1633, sig. 2I5r). Other people of note buried in the chapel include William Lamb (Stow 1633, sig. 2I5r).

The Chapel of St. John (Southwark) was located on the north side of St. Mary Magdalen (Southwark). According to John Stow, John Gower founded a chantry in the chapel and was later buried there (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q3v).

Located on London Bridge, the Chapel of St. Thomas on the Bridge was a chapel dedicated to St. Thomas Becket that was founded by Peter of Colechurch sometime before 1205 (Page).

Colechurch Street was located in the Parish of St. Olave (Old Jewry) and ran north-south from Lothbury to Poultry (Harben). Harben mentions the possibility of Colechurchstrete or Colechurch Lane being the former name of a joined together Coleman Street and Old Jewry in the thirteenth century (Harben). However, Stow identifies Colechurch Street with Old Jewry only, saying, Cole-church street, or Old Iewrie and Carlin and Belcher’s 1270 map has a "Colechurchstrete" in place of Old Jewry with "Colemanstrete" labelled separately above it (Carlin and Belcher; Stow 1633, sig. 2B6r). Our Agas coordinates are based on the resulting assumption that Colechurch Street only covered the area of modern Old Jewry.

According to Harben, the conduit in Colemanstreet was located in Coleman Street by the west end of St. Margaret, Lothbury in Coleman Street Ward. The conduit was built by the city of London in 1546 (Harben; Stow 1598, sig. B8v). It was not rebuilt after the Fire (Harben).

The Golden Lion was a victualling house located on Paternoster Row, right on the boundary between Castle Baynard Ward and Farringdon Within Ward. Agas coordinates are based on Stow’s description of the Golden Lion’s location (Stow 1633, sig. 2M4v, sig. 2G1r).

Golding’s Brewhouse was located in Southwark next to the Bridge House. According to John Stow, Golding’s Brewhouse was given to the City of London by George Monoux (Stow 1598, sig. Z3v). During Sir John Mundy’s time as mayor, the location of Golding’s Brewhouse was incorporated into the Bridge House property (Rendle 268).

Great Distaff Street ran east-west from Friday Street to Old Change and was located in Bread Street Ward. The main structure of note along the street was Cordwainers’ Hall. It was also known as Mayden lane and is labelled Maidenhed lane on the Agas map (Stow 1633, sig. 2L6r). According to Stow, the name "Distaff" was a corruption of "Distar Lane" but Harben and others have found this to be an error as the earliest form was Distaue, not Distar (Stow 1633, sig. 2L6r; Harben). Great Distaff Street is not to be confused with Distaff Lane, the lane which ran south out of Great Distaff Street toward Knightrider Street.

The Herber was a mansion on the east side of Dowgate Street, near to the church of St. Mary Bothaw (Harben). The derivation of the name is uncertain but Prideaux suggests it is derived from Arbour while Lappenburg suggests the French erbois or Grasplatz which means garden (qtd. in Harben). Richard Neville, the Fifth Earl of Salisbury, was lodged there at the beginning of the War of the Roses in 1457 (Harben; Stow 1598, sig. F1v). According to Stow, the Herber was later inhabited by Sir Francis Drake (Stow 1633, sig. Y5r). In modern London, a portion of Canon Street Station stands on the original site (Harben).

Holmes College, also known as the Chapel of the Holy Ghost and the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, was located on the north side of St. Paul’s Cathedral (Stow 1598, sig. S5r, S8v). It was founded by Roger Holmes in 1400 and is also where Holmes was buried (Stow 1598, sig. S5r, S8v). Other persons of note buried in Holmes College include sheriff and mayor Adam de Bury (Stow 1598, sig. S8v). The chapel is labelled "Holmes College" on the 1520 map ().

James Bird’s Volume 8 of the , Shoreditch, indicates that there were two wells on the property of Holywell Priory, one in the orchard and one in the middle of the inner court (Bird 153-187). In a footnote, Bird indicates that the well in the orchard is most likely the one from which the priory and the district took its name (Bird 153-187n204). This is because Stow, in 1598, identifies Holy Well as being much decayed and marred with filthinesse, purposely layd there, for the heighthening of the ground, for garden plots and while it is possible that the orchard land was used for gardening plots, the inner court was never put to that purpose (Bird 153-187n204; Stow 1598, sig. B7v). By this reasoning, we assume that the well in the orchard of Holywell Priory is the one that bears the name Holy Well.

Originally referred to as "Horseydown" or "Horsedown", Horsleydown (sometimes spelled Horselydown) was located on the southern bank of the Thames, just east of Tooley Street (Surrey Archaeological Society 156, 167). Horsleydown’s name appears to derive from its original function as a large grazing field for cattle and horses (Walford). While Horsleydown remained a pastural setting in Stow’s time, by the nineteenth century the area had become crowded with wharfs and warehouses, granaries and factories, mills, breweries, and places of business of all kinds (Noorthouck; Surrey Archaeological Society 156). Horsleydown is labelled "Horſsey downe" on the Agas map, "Horſy Downe" on the 1661 edition of Newcourt and Faithorne’s map (), and "Horsley Down" on Rocque and Pine’s 1746 map (). All three maps similarly depict a large open field near the Horsleydown label.

Iron Gate was an entry gate into the Tower of London on its eastern side near the Thames. According to Stow, the gate was great and strong but not often opened (Stow 1633, sig. E4r). It was built in the late fourteenth century on a plot of land that once contained mills belonging to St. Katherine’s Hospital (Carlin and Belcher Tower of London; Stow 1598, sig. D4r). The gate is labelled "Iron Gate" on the 1520 map ().

Originally called Kentish Street, Kent Street began at the north end of Blackman Street and ran eastward from the church of St. George Southwark (Walford). Kent Street was a long and narrow road that connected Southwark to the County of Kent (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2v). Edward Walford notes that Kent Street was part of the great way from Dover and the Continent to the metropolis until the early nineteenth century (Walford). Kent Street is now commonly referred to as Old Kent Road and is not to be confused with New Kent Road (Darlington). Kent Street is south of the area depicted on the Agas map.

Kerion Lane ran east-west from College Hill to St. James Garlickhithe and was located in Vintry Ward (Harben, Maiden Lane). It was also known as Maiden Lane (Harben, Maiden Lane).

Lady Chapel (Christ Church) was a chapel in Christ Church located by the organs (Kingsford). Those of note buried within the chapel include Sir John de Gisors (Thornbury).

Lady Chapel (St. Paul’s) was at the east end of St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was built by Ralph Baldock, former dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and is also where Baldock was buried (Stow 1598, sig. 2D1v-2D2r). Other persons of note buried in the chapel include John Stokesley (Stow 1598, sig. T1r). Lady Chapel (St. Paul’s) is also where Catherine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor were married in 1501 (Thornbury).

Lambeth was a neighbourhood located on the southern bank of the Thames, directly opposite to Westminster (Lysons). Jeremy Boulton notes that Lambeth lay outside the Corporation of London’s jurisdiction and was instead controlled by Surrey authorities (Boulton 9). Lambeth is depicted on the Agas map, though it is partially covered by a descriptive cartouche. While the Agas map labels the area near Lambeth’s coordinates as "The lambeht", this label appears to refer to Lambeth Palace rather than the neighbourhood as a whole. For a more detailed look at Lambeth, see Richard Blome’s 1720 map (Blome).

Lambeth Palace, also known as Lambeth House and the Palace of the Archbishop, was and continues to be the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury (Stow 1633, sig. F1r; Encyclopedia Britannica). It is located on the south bank of the River of Thames by Lambeth Marsh, slightly south of being directly across the Thames from Westminster Abbey. St. Mary (Lambeth) is a part of the palace’s environs. The palace was first built in about 1200 with later additions coming in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries (Encyclopedia Britannica). Lambeth Palace was spoiled by rebels during the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt (Stow 1633, F1r). It is labelled The lambeht on the Agas map and Lambeth Palace on Google’s modern map (Google Earth).

Castle Lane, also known as Queen’s Colledge Yard, ran south out of the Duke’s Wardrobe and was located in Castle Baynard Ward (Harben, Queen’s Colledge Yard). According to Stow, the lane was next to Puddle Wharf and situated between Blackfriars and the Thames (Stow 1633, sig. 2M5r). Castle Lane also housed King’s College Mansion (Stow 1633, sig. 2M5r; Harben, Queen’s Colledge Yard). Agas coordinates are based on the location information provided by both Harben and Stow.

The Liberty of the Rolls was made up of the precincts associated with the official residence of the Master of the Rolls (also known as Rolls’ House) and of those associated with Rolls Chapel (Harben Rolls’ Office).

Lion Tower, also called the Barbican and the Bulwark, was a defensive structure located near the southwest corner of the Tower of London (Carlin and Belcher; Historical Towns Trust). The tower was built in the reign of Edward I (Carlin and Belcher). It was known as "Lion Tower" because lions and leopards were housed there, along with their keepers, in the reign of Henry III and of Edward III (Stow 1633, sig. E3v). It is labelled "Lion Tower (Barbican)" on the 1520 map ().

The Loke in Southwark was a lazar house which was used to quarantine people who had leprosy (Stow 1633, sig. 2R2v). The Loke in Southwark was located in Kent Street, just south of the area depicted on the Agas map.

Long Lane ran east-west from Bermondsey Abbey to St. George Southwark (Stow 1598, sig. Y5v). Described as an ancient street by H.E. Malden, Long Lane was supposedly created sometime around 1104 to connect the Priory of Bermondsey Abbey with their lands in Southwark (Malden; Layers of London). Long Lane still exists today in its early modern location. While its eastern portion was renamed "White Street" by the eighteenth century, modern maps refer to the entire street as "Long Lane". Long Lane was just south of the area depicted on the Agas map and is labelled "Long Lane" and "White Street" on Rocque and Pine’s 1746 map ().

Long Southwark ran southwards from London Bridge to St. George Southwark, where it attached to Blackman Street (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2r). The street is labelled "Southwarke" on the Agas map. Stow notes that Long Southwark was builded on both sides with divers Lanes and Allies (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2r). The five prisons found in Southwark were also located on this street (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2v). Long Southwark formed the northern portion of the main thoroughfare in Southwark, which is now commonly referred to as the High Steet or Borough High Street (Malden).

Ludgate Hill, also known as Fleet Hill, ran east-west from St. Paul’s Churchyard, past Ludgate, to an undetermined point before Fleet Bridge. It was the raised portion of the greater Ludgate Street leading up out of Fleet Street. The hill is labelled "Flete hyll" on the Agas map.

According to Harben, Ludgate Street ran east-west from St. Paul’s Churchyard to about Old Bailey, though, the actual street probably stretched further west to the point where Ludgate Street became Fleet Street (Harben). It is often used synonymously with Ludgate Hill but MoEML understands Ludgate Hill to have been, rather, the raised portion of the larger Ludgate Street. A section of Ludgate Street was also called Bowyer Row, [so called] of Bowiers dwelling there in old time (Stow 1598, sig. T1v).

Stow locates this conduit for Thames water variously on the porche of St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street and in a wall to the north of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey (Stow 1598, sig. U7r; Stow 1598, sig. T8v). The conduit was made of stone and lead and its building was funded by Barnard Randolph for the ease and com-moditie of the Fishmongers’ Company and the other inhabitants of Old Fish Street (Stow 1598, sig. T8v). Agas map coordinates are based on location information found in Stow.

Old Jewry ran north-south between Lothbury and Poultry and was located in Cheap Ward and Coleman Street Ward. The street was named for being one of the places where Jews inhabited in London before Edward I expelled the entire Jewish population from England in 1290 (Harben).

Standing at London Stone, the site of Oxford House was associated with the temporal governance of the city and the livery from the twelfth until the twentieth century. Originally the dwelling place of London’s first lord mayor, Henry Fitz-Alwine, by Stow’s time this house was known as Oxford House or Oxford place by London Stone, after the Earls of Oxford who dwelt there. The site subsequently housed lord mayors Sir Ambrose Nicholas and Sir John Hart and was eventually purchased by the Salters’ Company to serve as their company hall.

Mile End was a hamlet located on the eastern edge of London, east of Whitechapel and exactly a mile east of Aldgate (Sugden). Stow often describes the area in terms which suggest the place was considered a part of the city’s easternmost extremity. It is likely beyond the bounds of the Agas map.

Located on the former site of St. Mary Overies Priory Close, Montague House was just north of St. Saviour (Southwark), on the southern bank of the Thames (Questier 1). In 1544/45, Montague House and the buildings surrounding it, which were collectively referred to as Montague Close, were formerly granted to Sir Anthony Browne (Howard and Godfrey). The property’s name originates from Sir Anthony Browne’s eldest son, Anthony, who was given the title "Lord Montague" during Mary I’s reign (Questier 1). The Browne family sold Montague House in 1625, however, the property remained a prominent fixture in Southwark until the nineteenth century, when it was demolished (Questier 1).

Located on the southern bank of the Thames, Paris Garden Stairs provided river access to the Paris Garden Manor House. According to Sugden, a ferry carried passengers between the stairs and Blackfriars (Farringdon Within), which was located across the river (Sugden 391).

Pardon Churchyard was located on the north side of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Several of the structures in the churchyard were pulled down in 1549 and the grounds were used thereafter as a garden by the petty canons (Harben). Persons of note buried in Pardon Churchyard include Thomas More who, according to Stow, was either the first Builder, or a most especiall Benefactor of the churchyard (Stow 1633, sig. 2H3v).

One of the parishes that became part of Holy Trinity Priory in 1108. Its bounds contained the church of St. Michael (Aldgate).

Postles Chapel (Christ Church) also known as chapel of the Apostles was a chapel in Christ Church located south of the choir (Nichols). Those of note buried within the chapel include Walter Blount and John Blount (Nichols).

The Parish of St. George (Southwark) was located just south of the area depicted on the Agas map. According to John Stow, the Parish of St. George (Southwark) was one of five parishes in Southwark alongside St. Saviour (Southwark), St. Thomas (Southwark), St. Olave (Southwark), and St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey), although modern accounts place the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) outside of the borough of Southwark (Boulton 9). In 1550, Edward VI granted the Corporation of London rights over all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures in the borough of Southwark, which included the Parish of St. George (Southwark) (Malden).

The Parish of St. Mary (Newington) began approximately a mile south of London Bridge and is south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Stow 1598, sig. Y5r). St. Mary (Newington) was also referred to as "Newington Butts", a name that is believed to originate from the ancient archery butts that were set up on the fields of the parish (Malden; Lysons). One of the notable sites in the Parish of St. Mary (Newington) was Newington Butts, which was among the earliest playhouses to exist during the golden age of Elizabethan theatre (Johnson 26). While Stow discusses the Parish of St. Mary (Newington) in his , it was technically a distant parish, which lay outside the Corporation of London’s jurisdiction (Boulton 12). As a result, the Parish of St. Mary (Newington) fell under the control of Surrey authorities (Boulton 9).

The Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) was located to the east of the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark), just outside of the area depicted on the Agas map (Boulton 10-11). According to Stow, the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) was one of five parishes in Southwark alongside St. Saviour (Southwark), St. Thomas Southwark, St. George (Southwark), and St. Olave (Southwark); however, modern accounts place the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) outside of the borough of Southwark (Boulton 9). Jeremy Boulton notes that the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) was technically an outparish, which did not fall under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of London (Boulton 9).

The Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) was located on the southern bank of the Thames and to the east of the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark), running from London Bridge to Bermondsey (Boulton 9). According to John Stow, the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) was one of five parishes in Southwark alongside St. Saviour (Southwark), St. Thomas Southwark, St. George (Southwark), and St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey), although modern accounts place the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) outside the borough of Southwark (Boulton 9). In 1550, Edward VI granted the Corporation of London rights over all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures in the borough of Southwark, which included the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) (Malden). Stow describes the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) as an especially large parish that contained many impoverished individuals and aliens (Stow 1598, sig. Z2v).

The Parish of St. Thomas Southwark was located between the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark) to the north and the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) to the south (Boulton 10-11). According to Stow, the Parish of St. Thomas Southwark was one of five parishes in Southwark alongside St. Saviour (Southwark), St. George (Southwark), St. Olave (Southwark), and St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey), although modern accounts place St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) outside of the borough (Boulton 9). In 1550, Edward VI granted the Corporation of London rights over all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures in the borough of Southwark, which included the Parish of St. Thomas Southwark (Malden).

Rochester House was a manor in Southwark that was given to the Bishop of Rochester in the eighth century (Lysons). Rochester House is not to be confused with Bromley Palace or Rochester Palace in the town of Bromley. John Stow notes that, in his time, Rochester House had fallen into a state of ruin (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q3r).

Sernes Tower was located in Cheap Ward on the north side of Bucklersbery (Harben). The tower changed hands several times. It was built in 1305 by William Servat to serve as his residence (Harben). Sometime between 1317 and 1318, the tower was granted for life to Isabella of France and was most likely owned by Philippa of Hainault by 1338 (Carlin and Belcher). In 1344, Edward III made the tower into the "King’s Exchange" for gold and silver and, finally, gave it as a gift to St. Stephen’s, Westminster Palace in the thirty second year of his reign (Carlin and Belcher; Harben; Stow 1633, sig. F6v). The tower was destroyed during Stow’s lifetime (Carlin and Belcher Servat’s Tower).

The Sessions Hall was located inside the Sessions House. According to Stow, the mayor and sheriffs of London kept their sessions in this hall, both for the cittie of London and shire of Middlesex (Stow 1598, sig. X6r).

Located on Old Bailey near Newgate, the Sessions House served as the meeting place for the Chamberlain of London’s court. The mayor and justices of the City also kept sessions in the building’s Sessions Hall (Stow 1598, sig. X6r). While the Sessions House was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, it was rebuilt in 1673 (, ).The courthouse is located in the center of the Agas Map, though it is not labelled. It is also depicted on Rocque and Pine’s 1746 map (), where it is labelled Sessions H..

St. Anne’s Alley ran north out of St. Anne’s Lane to Noble Street, passing from the church of St. Anne and St. Agnes to its churchyard (Harben). It now exists merely [as] a pathway through the churchyard to the church (Harben). St. Anne’s Alley, according to Sugden, might have been a part of St. Anne’s Lane, forming one long lane between St. Martin’s and Noble St (Sugden). Because Harben and Stow treat these two places as distinct, we have followed their lead in our own gazetteer (Harben; Stow 1598, sig. K2v).

St. Anne’s Lane ran east-west from Foster Lane to St. Martin’s Lane (le Grand). It was named after the Church of St. Anne and St. Agnes and is also called Pope Lane by Stow, so called of one Pope that was owner therof (Stow 1598, sig. K2v, K4r). According to Sugden, St. Anne’s Lane might have included St. Anne’s Alley as well, forming one long lane between St. Martin’s and Noble St (Sugden). Because Harben and Stow treat these two places as distinct, we have followed their lead in our own gazetteer (Harben; Stow 1598, sig. K2v).

Located between St. Olave (Southwark) and the Bridge House, St. Augustine Inn was the London residence for the Abbot of St. Augustine from the thirteenth century until the Dissolution of the Monasteries (Malden). St. Augustine Inn became the property of the St. Leger family and was divided into multiple tenements. Thereafter, the property came to be known as Sentlegar House or St. Legar House (Rendle 267). St. Augustine Inn is located within the boundaries of the Agas map, though it is not labelled.

St. Dionis Backchurch was located on the southwest side of Lime Street on the border between Langbourn Ward and Billingsgate Ward (Stow 1633, sig. V1r-V1v). The church is dedicated to the patron saint of France, St. Denys or Dionysius, which, as Harben notes, is the only church in the City with this dedication, and suggests the French influence which prevailed in England during the 11th and 12th centuries (Harben). The church was built in the reign of Henry VI and rebuilt following its destruction in the Great Fire (Harben).

St. George Southwark was located adjacent to Suffolk House, just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Stow 1598, sig. Y8r). While there is no mention of the church in the 1086 Domesday Book, Stow notes that St. George Southwark was gifted to the Bermondsey Abbey by Thomas Arden and his son in 1122 (Stow 1598, sig. Y8v). As a result, St. George Southwark was probably constructed at the beginning of the twelfth century (Darlington).

St. John’s Chapel in the Tower was located in the White Tower. The chapel served as a place of worship for the Constable and officers of the Tower and was also used on State occasions (Harben). In 1512, the chapel was damaged in a fire (Stow 1633, sig. F4r).

St. John’s Fields were located near St. John’s of Jerusalem and were likely owned by the priory (Wikipedia). Stow describes the fields as the site where Edward IV was elected king in 1460 (Stow 1633, sig. F6r).

St Martin’s Lane (Bridge Within Ward) ran north-south from the boundary between Candlewick Street and Eastcheap to Thames Street and was located at the western edge of Bridge Within Ward at its boundary with Candlewick Street Ward. The street takes its name from St. Martin Orgar, located on its eastern side. It is labelled "S. Martines la." on the Agas map.

St. Martin’s Lane (Strand) was located in Westminster and ran north-south between Tottenham Ct. Road and the westernmost end of the Strand by Charing Cross. It is not to be confused with St. Martin’s Lane (le Grand) or St. Martin’s Lane (Bridge Within Ward).

St. Martin’s Lane (le Grand) ran north-south between St. Anne’s Lane and Cheapside Street and was located at the western edge of Aldersgate Ward. The street takes its name from the church of St. Martin’s le Grand located to the east of the street. This portion of the Agas map is labelled "S. Martins" referring to either or both the church and the street. This street is not to be confused with St. Martin’s Lane (Strand) or St. Martin’s Lane (Bridge Within Ward).

St. Mary (Colechurch), according to the 1520 map, was located at the intersection of Poultry and Old Jewry (). Stow locates the church a little further east on Poultry at the south end of Conyhope Lane, a reference, perhaps, to the chapel by the same name identified on the map (Stow 1633, sig. 2A6r; ). St. Mary (Colechurch) does not appear on the Agas map; thus, we have added this location on the authority of Stow and the 1520 map and the location coordinates on the authority of the map ().

St. Mary (Newington) was a church dedicated to The Virgin Mary located on the west side of the Parish of St. Mary (Newington), just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Noorthouck). Ida Darlington notes that the earliest mention of St. Mary (Newington) occurs in the or "Book of Fees," which mentions that Roger de Susexx held the church of Niwetun of the gift of the Archbishop in 1212. While very little is known about St. Mary (Newington) prior to the thirteenth century, a comprehensive record of the church’s rectors exists from 1212 onwards (Darlington).

St. Mary Magdalen was located near the south-east corner of Bermondsey Street next to Bermondsey Abbey and just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Noorthouck). According to John Stow, St. Mary Magdalen was a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene that was built by the priors of Bermondsey Abbey (Stow 1598, sig. Z4v). H.E. Malden notes that the church was almost entirely rebuilt early in the seventeenth century (Malden).

According to Stow, St. Mary Magdalen was originally a large chapel dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, which was attached to St. Saviour (Southwark). St. Mary Magdalen was founded by Peter des Roches during the thirteenth century and later became a parish church (Stow 1598, sig. Y7v). During the Dissolution of the Monasteries, St. Mary Magdalen and St. Margaret were absorbed into the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark). The location that previously held St. Mary Magdalen was incorporated into St. Saviour (Southwark), the new parish church.

St. Olave, Old Jewry was a church located on the west side of Old Jewry in Coleman Street Ward close to its boundary with Cheap Ward (Harben). The 1520 map erroneously locates the church on the east side of Old Jewry (). It is labelled "St Olave, Jewry" on Carlin and Belcher’s 1270 map of London (Carlin and Belcher) and "St Olave" on the 1520 map ().

St. Paul’s Chapter House was originally located on the south side of St. Paul’s Churchyard (Harben). Stow describes the building as a beautifull piece of VVorke built in the reign of Edward III but which had been defaced by sheds and houses built by the Cutlers’ Company and other organizations by his time (Stow 1633, sig. 2N2v). St. Paul’s Chapter House was rebuilt by Christopher Wren in 1712 on the north side of St. Paul’s Churchyard where it remains to this day (Harben).

St. Paul’s Charnel House was located on the north side of St. Paul’s Churchyard (Stow 1633, sig. 2H4v). It was founded in 1282 out of rents of shops built without the wall of the churchyard and pulled down in 1549 (Harben). A chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built over the former site of the charnel house.

St. Paul’s School was located on the eastern side of St. Paul’s Churchyard, west of the Old Change (Harben). It was founded by John Colet in 1512 and left to the Mercers’ Company (Stow 1633, sig. 2H4v; Harben).

St. Thomas Hospital was a hospital and parish church dedicated to St. Thomas Becket (Stow 1598, sig. Y7v). Originally located in St. Mary Overies Priory Close, St. Thomas Hospital was relocated to the eastern side of Long Southwark near Thieves’ Lane in the thirteenth century (Walford). The early modern location of St. Thomas Hospital is depicted near the bottom of the Agas map, though it is not labelled. It is also depicted on Rocque and Pine’s 1746 map (), where it is labelled "St. Thomas’s Hospital".

Suffolk House was located on the west side of Blackman Street near St. George Southwark and was just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Walford). Stow claims that Suffolk House was built by the Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon, during the reign of Henry VIII (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q5v), while Ida Darlington asserts that a residence owned by the Brandon family, known as Southwark Place, existed at this location prior to Henry VIII’s reign (Darlington).

Originally known as Trivet Lane, Trinet Lane, or Trinity Lane, Thieves’ Lane was located near St. Thomas Hospital and was just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Parsons 56; Stow 1633, sig. 2Q6v). While very little information about this location remains, some scholars suggest that Thieves’ Lane later became a section of the modern St. Thomas Street (Parsons 56). If this is the case, Thieves’ Lane can be found on Rocque and Pine’s 1746 map (), where it is labelled "St. Thomas’s Lane".

Warwick Lane or Eldenese Lane ran north-south from Newgate Street to Paternoster Row. Its name is derived from Warwick’s Inn, a structure built by one of the Earls of Warwick about the 28th year of Henry VI’s reign (Stow 1633, sig. 2L2v).

The West Gate of the Tower was located on the western side of the Tower of London at or near the joining of Tower Street and two unnamed roadways: one leading to Lion Tower and the other to Tower Wharf (). In 1321 inquest, the gate was described as being in the Parish of All Hallows (Barking) in Tower Street Ward, potentially making it a part of London and the jurisdictionally independent Tower of London (Harben, Tower of London).

Located on the northern bank of the Thames, York House was just west of Durham House, on the south side of the Strand. Records of York House date back to the thirteenth century, when the location was owned by the Bishops of Norwich and was referred to as Norwich Place (Gater and Wheeler). In 1536, Henry VIII granted Norwich Place to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (Gater and Wheeler). In 1556, the Archbishop of York, Nicholas Heath, purchased the residence, which would thereafter be called York House (Stow 1598, sig. 2B3r).