Here’s where the name Farringdon may come from, a history.
Where did the name Farringdon come from? A popular theory is posted on some online spaces that it refers to…
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Was the Farringdon Carr a Prehistoric Site?
The “Farringdon Carr” was a swampland which was located on what is now the site of Farringdon Community Academy. Drained…
Farringdon in the Modern Era
By the turn of the 19th century the medieval legacy of the Farnton estate had all but disappeared. The onset…
Farringdon in the Renaissance and Early Modern Period
After Monastic Granges were dismantled and their estates were returned to the Crown to be redistributed to private owners, Farnton…
Farringdon in the Middle Ages
The first traceable records of Farringdon begin to emerge at least as early as the late 14th century, although this…