Candlewick is a small ward,Historical details
/ref> one of the 25 ancient wards in the City of London. Ward of Candlewick 2015

Its northern boundary runs along Lombard Street — to the north is the ward of Langbourn. Gracechurch Street forms Candlewick's eastern boundary with Bridge ward, down to the

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, erected to commemorate the place where the Great Fire abated. Its southern boundary curves along Arthur Street, incorporating traffic from

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to its western edge along Laurence Pountney Lane, Sherbourne Lane and Abchurch Lane in Walbrook ward. There are two churches within Candlewick,

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on Abchurch Lane and St. Clement Eastcheap on Clement's Lane, while a third,

St. Michael, Crooked Lane St Michael, Crooked Lane, was an ancient parish church situated on the east side of Miles's Lane in Candlewick ward in the City of London. It was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London by Sir Christopher Wren, and demolished in 1831. History T ...

, was demolished in 1831 to make way for the new London Bridge. There are several large stores and pubs and a hotel located in the ward. As with many City wards it has its own social club and newsletter.Candlewick Ward newsletter
December 2014

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is located in the south-eastern corner of the ward.

Politics

Candlewick is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freemen of the City are eligible to stand.

References

External links

Map of Early Modern London: Candlewick Street Ward
- Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)
Corporation of London
Present Day Candlewick Ward Boundaries
Candlewick Ward Club
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