The Minories is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets close to the Tower of London and City of London. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets ( is a London borough to the east of the City of London, England and north of the River Thames in East Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower) is a historic monument in central London For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically The street called Minories runs north-south between Aldgate and Tower Hill underground stations. Aldgate tube station is a London Underground station located at Aldgate in the City of London. Tower Hill is a London Underground station at Tower Hill in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Its name is derived from the Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Mary of the Order of St. Clare, founded in 1294, which stood on the site. An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or The Order of Poor Ladies, also known as the Order of St Clare, the Poor Clares, the Poor Clare Sisters, the Clarisse, the Minoresses A "minoress" was a nun. A Nun is a Woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life The area was a papal peculiar outside the jurisdiction of the English bishops. The abbey was dissolved in 1539, the property passing to the crown. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded The former abbey was used as an armoury and workhouse. In 1686, the area became part of the Liberties of the Tower of London. The Liberties of the Tower, or the Tower Liberty was an area adjoining the Tower of London, which was outside the jurisdiction of either the City of London It was the location of Minories railway station, built in 1840. Minories railway station was a Railway station located on Minories, near Tower Hill, London. The site is now occupied by Tower Gateway DLR station. Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station near the Tower of London, closed temporarily from June 2008 to early 2009
The name is pronounced /ˈmɪnɚi:z/, not /ˈmaɪnɚi:z/.
References
- Pennant, Thomas (1816). Some Account of London. London: J Faulder (digital edition from New York Public Library, 2007), p372.
- Thornbury, Walter (1878). Old and New London: Volume 2. London: Cassel (digital edition from University of London & History of Parliament Trust, 2007), pp245-250.
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