# Cheapside

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #86,132

## Definitions
1. Any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces.
2. A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
3. A village mostly in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9469).
4. A hamlet in Anstey parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4033).
5. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
6. A ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English Ċēapsīde, i.e. “district beside the market”. See ċēap and sīde.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cheapside