Cheapside

English

Etymology

From Middle English cheap (“market”). Cheapside, Chipping, and cheap all reflect ancestry from Old English ceapian, concerning trading in markets.

Proper noun

Cheapside

1. Any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces.
2. A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
3. A village mostly in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9469).
4. A hamlet in Anstey parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4033).
5. A community of Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
6. A ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.