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Langbourn is one of the 25 ancient wards of the City of London. It reputedly is named after a buried stream in the vicinity.〔(Derivation of name )〕 It is a small ward; a long thin area, running in a west-east direction. Historically, Lombard Street and Fenchurch Street were the principal streets, forming the cores of the ward's West and East divisions respectively. Boundary changes in 2003 and 2013 have resulted in most of the northern sides of these streets remaining in Langbourn, whilst the southern sides are now largely in the wards of Candlewick, Bridge, Billingsgate and Tower. Three changes to the boundaries of Langbourn took place in 2013; all of the southern side of Lombard Street, with the notable exception of the guild - or ward - church of St Mary Woolnoth, is in Candlewick (from 2003 to 2013 Candlewick extended only to Abchurch Lane); the ward of Walbrook now includes the northern side of Lombard Street from number 68 to Bank junction. In turn, Langbourn expanded by taking another part of Leadenhall Market, from Lime Street ward. The ward at present borders eight other wards (Walbrook, Candlewick, Bridge, Billingsgate, Tower, Aldgate, Lime Street, and Cornhill); historically no other City ward bordered so many neighbours.〔''The City of London-a history'' Borer,M.I.C. (New York,D.McKay Co, 1978) ISBN 0-09-461880-1〕 The ward encompasses a large area of Leadenhall Market〔(City of London Police Profile )〕 and two historic churches: St. Mary Woolnoth and St. Edmund's. Historically, the ward also contained four other churches: St Nicholas Acons (destroyed in the Great Fire 1666), All Hallows Staining (demolished 1870), St. Dionis Backchurch (1878), and All Hallows Lombard Street (1939).〔''Vanished Churches of the City of London'' Huelin,G: London (Guildhall Publishing, 1996) ISBN 0-900422-42-4〕 It has its own club for ward officials, City workers and residents〔(Ward Club details )〕 and newsletter.〔(7 March edition )〕 ==Politics== Langbourn is one of 25 wards of the City of London, electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and 3 Councilmen (the City equivalent of a councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are a Freeman of the City of London are eligible to stand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Langbourn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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