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Eastcheap

Eastcheap is a road in the City of London. Its name derives from cheap, market, and is in contrast to Cheapside (once known as Westcheap). The markets have long gone.

The road leads from an intersection with Gracechurch, Cannon Street, and King William Street in the west, near Monument tube station east, and becomes Great Tower Street . The road is the site of St Clement Eastcheap



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