Shoreditch

Shoreditch is an area of London within the London Borough of Hackney in England. It is a built-up part of the inner city immediately to the north of the City of London, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross. The etymology of 'Shoreditch' is debated. One legend holds that the place was originally named 'Shore's Ditch', after Jane Shore, the mistress of Edward IV, who is supposed to have died or been buried in a ditch in the area. This legend is commemorated today by a large painting at Haggerston Branch Library of Jane Shore being retrieved from the ditch and by a design on glazed tiles in a shop in Shoreditch High Street showing her meeting Edward IV. However, the area was already known as 'Soersditch' long before...