Its current name comes from the former name for the King's Cross area, named after an ancient bridge over the River Fleet.
It takes its name from the River Fleet.
Standing on the banks of the River Fleet, it was named after a nearby well dedicated to St Bride.
Lundenwic probably used the mouth of the River Fleet as a harbour or anchorage for trading ships and fishing boats.
The River Fleet is the largest of London's subterranean rivers.
In one place the River Fleet is now 40 feet below street level.
Kentish Town was originally a settlement along the River Fleet which flowed through the area, and today runs underground.
The River Fleet runs to the south.
The prison was built in 1197 off what is now Farringdon Street, on the eastern bank of the River Fleet after which it was named.
Throughout its route the road keeps to the higher ground, above the valley of the River Fleet to the east.