Cheapside's a street in Cheap ward of the City of London that links Newgate Street with the junction of Queen Victoria Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Princes Street, Lombard Street and King William Street (via a small section called 'Poultry'). In medieval times it was known as 'Westcheap', as the opposite to Eastcheap. History Cheapside's the former site of one of the principal produce markets in London, cheap broadly meaning "market" in medieval English (see below Etymology and usage)… (More on Cheapside)