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Little Britain is a street in the City of London running from St. Martin's Le Grand in the east to West Smithfield in the west. It forms the northern boundary of St Bartholomew's Hospital and is situated in the Aldersgate and Farringdon Within wards. Postman's Park is also bounded by Little Britain. Historically, Little Britain referred to a small district in the City just north of London Wall, including this street. It is mentioned in Charles Dickens' novel ''Great Expectations'' as the location of Jaggers' office. It is also mentioned in Waverley by Sir Walter Scott in connection with the publication of a manuscript. It is not correct, as often said, that the name comes from a medieval Breton enclave, or a possession of the Dukes of Brittany.〔Simon Bradley and Nikolaus Pevsner, London 1: the City of London, 1997, p. 534〕 Washington Irving described this district in ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'', published in 1820. The opening paragraph reads: Booksellers dominated the street from the mid 16th century, followed by goldsmiths and clothing trades from the mid 18th to the 20th century.〔Bradley and Pevsner, op. cit.〕 The nearest London Underground stations are St. Paul's (Central line) and Barbican (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines) and the closest mainline railway stations are City Thameslink and Moorgate. ==Further reading== *Full text of Irving's account, at WikiSource *() Victorian London - Districts - Little Britain 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「Little Britain, London」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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