Victorian London - Directories - Dickens's Dictionary of London, by Charles Dickens, Jr., 1879 - "London Stone"

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London Stone, in the wall in the front of St. Swithin's Church, Cannon-street. Supposed to be the centre milestone from which the Romans measured distance. NEAREST Railway Station, Cannon-street ; Omnibus Routes, Cannon-street, Queen Victoria-street, and King William-street; Cab Rank, Opposite.

source: Charles Dickens (Jr.), Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1879