The Shambles A well preserved Elizabethan street in York The Shambles also now refers to the area around the Shambles itself The street was mentioned in the Domesday book and has been in exixtance for over 900 years The name Shambles comes from the Saxon Fleshammels which means the street of the butchers for it was here that the city s butcher s market was located

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The Shambles A well preserved Elizabethan street in York The Shambles also now refers to the area around the Shambles itself The street was mentioned in the Domesday book and has been in exixtance for over 900 years The name Shambles comes from the Saxon Fleshammels which means the street of the butchers for it was here that the city s butcher s market was located

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Location: York, North Yorkshire, UK
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Keywords: alley, alleys, elizabethan, shambles, street, winding, york