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Date "Cripplegate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1664. (references)

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LiteratureCripplegate St. Giles is the patron saint of cripples and beggars, and was himself a cripple. Churches dedicated to this saint are, therefore, in the suburbs of large towns, as St. Giles of London, Norwich, Cambridge, Salisbury, etc. Cripplegate, London, was so called before the Conquest from the number of cripples who resorted thither to beg. (Stowe.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
WikipedicCripplegate was a gate in London Wall and a name for the region of the City of London outside the gate. It was almost totally destroyed by bombing in World War II and today is the site of the Barbican Estate and Barbican Centre. The name is preserved in the church of St Giles Cripplegate. (references)

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