# Threadneedle Street

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A street in London, running from Poultry and Lombard Street to Bishopsgate; the site of the Bank of England.
2. The Bank of England.

## Etymology
Corruption of "three needle", from the arms of the Needle-makers' Company. Influenced by threading a needle.

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