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==References == | <p> n open space of ground in London, N. of Newgate, long famous for its live-stock markets; in olden times lay outside the city walls, and was used as a place of recreation and of executions; the scene of [[William]] Wallace's execution and the death of Wat Tyler; gradually surrounded by the encroaching city, the cattle-market became a nuisance, and was abolished in 1855; is partly laid out as a garden. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79845"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/smithfield Smithfield from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79845"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/smithfield Smithfield from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 15 October 2021
Smithfield [1]
n open space of ground in London, N. of Newgate, long famous for its live-stock markets; in olden times lay outside the city walls, and was used as a place of recreation and of executions; the scene of William Wallace's execution and the death of Wat Tyler; gradually surrounded by the encroaching city, the cattle-market became a nuisance, and was abolished in 1855; is partly laid out as a garden.
