Smithfield, London
E354098
Smithfield, London is a historic area in the City of London best known for its centuries-old meat market and proximity to major institutions like St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smithfield, London canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
area of London
ⓘ
district ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
St Bartholomew’s Hospital complex
ⓘ
surface form:
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
|
| architecturalStyle | Victorian market halls ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
food distribution
ⓘ
wholesale meat trade ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from ‘smooth field’ ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
| hasFeature |
cobbled streets
ⓘ
market halls with iron and glass roofs ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Charterhouse Square
ⓘ
St Bartholomew-the-Great, London ⓘ
surface form:
Church of St Bartholomew the Great
St Bartholomew the Less ⓘ
surface form:
Church of St Bartholomew the Less
Old Bailey ⓘ
surface form:
Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court) vicinity
Smithfield Market ⓘ St Bartholomew’s Hospital complex ⓘ
surface form:
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
The Charterhouse ⓘ |
| hasPostcode |
EC1N
ⓘ
surface form:
EC1
EC1A ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Barbican station
ⓘ
Farringdon station ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contains listed buildings ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
livestock market
ⓘ
meat trading centre ⓘ site of public executions ⓘ site of tournaments and fairs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Smithfield Market
ⓘ
historic marketplace ⓘ meat market ⓘ medieval history ⓘ public executions in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ Greater London ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| marketName | London Central Markets ⓘ |
| near |
Barbican
ⓘ
Clerkenwell ⓘ Farringdon ⓘ Holborn Viaduct ⓘ West Smithfield ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Smithfield Fair (medieval period)
ⓘ
execution of William Wallace ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
| redevelopment | mixed-use commercial and residential projects ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval origins ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.