Historical Dictionary of London

FARRINGDON STREET

South from Charterhouse Street to Fleet Street at Ludgate Circus (P.O. Directory).
Erected over the Fleet Ditch on the removal of the old Fleet Market 1826-30, the reconstructed market being known as Farringdon Market.
Fleet Ditch has been converted into a sewer and now runs under the middle of the street.
Named after the ward in which it is situated.