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Why is it called Moorgate?

MetropolitanNorthernCircleHammersmith & City

Where the name comes from

Named after the street Moorgate, which took its name from a gate in the City wall. The gate was named after Moorfields, marshy land just north of the wall. The station opened as Moorgate Street.

Where it is

AldgateAldgate EastAngelBankBarbicanBethnal GreenBlackfriarsCannon StreetChancery LaneCharing CrossCovent GardenEmbankmentFarringdonHolbornKing's Cross St PancrasLiverpool StreetLondon BridgeMansion HouseMonumentMoorgateOld StreetRussell SquareSt Paul'sTempleTower HillWhitechapelAldgate EastAldwychBritish MuseumCharing CrossCity RoadKings CrossKing William StreetMark LaneSt Mary's (Whitechapel Road)ShadwellShoreditchTower of LondonWapping

See Moorgate on the interactive map, 1863 to today

Next stations

At a glance

Opened
1865
Status
Open
Lines
Metropolitan, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City
Fare zone
1
Local authority
City of London
Earlier names
Moorgate Street [Metropolitan]: 1865–1924

Sources

Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.

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