Oat Lane
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Oat Lane is a short street in Bassishaw Ward
, London
. First mentioned by Leake in 1666, it runs from Noble Street to Staining Lane. The Great Hall of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers
stands midway down it. In previous times a church St Mary Staining
stood here and a small garden still marks the spot.
Bassishaw
Bassishaw is a ward in the City of London. This small ward is bounded on the east by Coleman Street ward, to the south by Cheap ward, to the north by Cripplegate ward, and on the west by Aldersgate ward...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. First mentioned by Leake in 1666, it runs from Noble Street to Staining Lane. The Great Hall of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers
Worshipful Company of Pewterers
The Worshipful Company of Pewterers is a livery company of the United Kingdom. It is 16th in the order of precedence of livery companies. It has existed since at least 1348....
stands midway down it. In previous times a church St Mary Staining
St Mary Staining
St Mary Staining is a lost church in Oat Lane,, northeast of St Pauls Cathedral in the City of London. The first reference to it is to "Ecclesia de Staningehage" in 1189, probably deriving from a family from Staines holding land in the area of the church. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of...
stood here and a small garden still marks the spot.