London Wall - Within and Without The Wall

Within and Without The Wall

The suffix words "Without" and "Within" denote whether an area of the City — and usually applied to the wards — fell outside or within the London Wall, though only Farringdon and (formerly) Bridge have been split into separate wards this way (Bridge Without falling beyond the gates on London Bridge). Some wards — Aldersgate, Bishopsgate and Cripplegate — cover an area that was both within and outwith the Wall and, although not split into separate wards, often the part (or "division") within the Wall is denoted (on maps, in documents, etc.) as being "Within" and the part outside the Wall as being "Without". Archaically "Infra" (within) and "Extra" (without) were also used and the terms "intramural" and "extramural" are also used to describe being within or outside the walled part of the City.