Petticoat Lane

Petticoat Lane
a street in the East End of London, England, where a famous market takes place every Sunday, selling a wide variety of goods. The name of the street was officially changed to Middlesex Street in the 19th century, but people still refer to the market as Petticoat Lane.

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  • Petticoat Lane — [Petticoat Lane] a street in the ↑East End of London, England, where a famous market takes place every Sunday, selling a wide variety of goods. The name of the street was officially changed to Middlesex Street in the 19th century, but people… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Petticoat Lane — a street in the ↑East End of London, where a market is held every week on Sunday morning …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Petticoat Lane Market — is a fashion and clothing market located on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street in East London.The Modern MarketIt is one of a number of traditional markets, lying to the east of the City of London. A few hundred yards to the north is Old… …   Wikipedia

  • Petticoat Lane —    See Middlesex Street …   Dictionary of London

  • Ball Court, Petticoat Lane —    Out of Petticoat Lane (Boyle, 1799).    Not named in the maps …   Dictionary of London

  • Crown Alley, Petticoat Lane —    South west out of Petticoat Lane (Middlesex Street). In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799).    Earliest mention: Rocque, 1746.    (Shown in Strype s map of the Ward, 1720, but not named.)    Removed towards the end of the 18th century for the… …   Dictionary of London

  • lane — [ leın ] noun count ** 1. ) a narrow road, especially in the countryside: They live down a little country lane. a ) Lane used in the names of roads: Petticoat Lane 2. ) one of the parts that a wide road or highway is divided into, marked by… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Inkhorne Court, Petticoat Lane —    See Petticoat Square …   Dictionary of London

  • lane */*/ — UK [leɪn] / US noun [countable] Word forms lane : singular lane plural lanes 1) a) British a narrow road, especially in the countryside They live down a little country lane. b) Lane used in the names of roads Petticoat Lane 2) one of the parts… …   English dictionary

  • Garden Court, Petticoat Lane —    See Garden Place, Hutchison Avenue and Seven Step Alley …   Dictionary of London

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