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CAMBERWELL, a pleasant village in Surry,
two miles from Southwark, in the road
to Croydon.
CAMBERWELL road, Newington butts.
CAMBRAY house. See CANONBURY House.
CAMBRIDGE heath, in Middlesex near
Hackney.
CAMBRIDGE street, Broad street, Poland
street.
CAMDEN court, Clerkenwell.
CAMDEN house, in Middlesex, a little to
the west of Kensington palace, was
lately the seat and manor of the Earl of
Warwick, but it now belongs to Henry
Fox, Esq.
CAMEL row, Mile end.
CAMOMILE court, Camomile street.
CAMOMILE street, Bishopsgate street.
CAMPION lane, Allhallows, Thames street. †
CAMPION'S alley, Market street, West-
minster. †
CAMP'S Almshouse, in Wormwood street,
was founded by Mr. Laurence Camp,
for the relief of six poor people of the
parish of Allhallows London Wall, who
had an allowance of 1l. 14s. 8d. a year.
CANARY court, Exeter court in the Strand.
CANDLEWICK Ward, took its name from
a street called Candlewick, or Candle-
wright street, remarkable for wax and
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tallow chandlers, who were anciently
called candlewrights, and is bounded
on the south by Bridge and Dowgate
wards; on the west by Dowgate and
Wallbrook wards; on the north by
Langborn ward; and on the east by
Bridge ward. The principal streets in
this ward are, Eastcheap, and a part of
Canon street, and St. Martin's lane. The
most remarkable buildings are the pa-
rish churches of St. Clement's Eastcheap,
St. Mary Abchurch, and St. Michael's
Crooked lane.
It is governed by an Alderman, his
Deputy, and seven other Common Coun-
cil men; twelve wardmote inquest men,
six scavengers, eight constables, and a
beadle. The jurymen returned by the
wardmote inquest serve on juries in
Guildhall in the month of December.
CANE'S wharf, Milford lane. †
CANON alley, St. Paul's church yard.
CANON row, or Channel row, New Palace
yard, Westminster; called Canon row
from this row formerly consisting of the
houses for the Canons of St. Stephen's
Westminster.
CANON street, 1. In the Mint. 2. Rat-
cliff Highway. 3. A considerable street
extending from Budge row to Eastcheap.
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