Minories

Minories ( /ˈmɪnəriːz/, not /ˈmaɪnəriːz/) is the name of both an area and a street in the City of London, close to the Tower of London. The street Minories runs north-south, with traffic flowing one-way, between Aldgate and Tower Hill Underground stations. The border between the City and Tower Hamlets ran haphazardly between Minories and nearby Mansell Street, until boundary changes in 1994 resulted in the present-day border along Mansell Street, resulting in Minories falling entirely within the City of London. Its name is derived from the abbey of the Minoresses of St. Mary of the Order of St. Clare, founded in 1294, which stood on the site; a "minoress" was a nun. The area was a papal peculiar outside the jurisdiction of the English...