Norton Folgate
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Norton Folgate is the name of a short length of street in London, connecting Bishopsgate with Shoreditch High Street on the northern edge of its financial district, the City of London. It constitutes a very small section of the A10 road, the former Roman Ermine Street.
Its name is a reminder of the tiny liberty of Norton Folgate situated in and around this area. This was a distinct administrative unit between the Bishopsgate ward of the City to the south and the parish of St Leonard, Shoreditch to the north. It is noted as the sometime residence of the playwright Christopher Marlowe. The liberty was abolished in 1900.
A major new skyscraper, the Broadgate Tower, is currently under construction on the western side of the street, adjacent to the Broadgate Centre.
Nearest tube station
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