"Billingsgate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Billynges gate [alternative, obsolete]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Billingsgate
  1. A ward of the City of London, Greater London, England. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England Derived forms: billingsgate, Billingsgate Fish Market, Billingsgate pheasant
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