High Street

By Deane Barker • • tags: geography, uk •
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This is the British equivalent of “Main Street.” It’s meant to refer to the central or most important road in a metro, or the retail shopping district.

Why I Looked It Up

I was in London and people mentioned it in conversation, such as: “the high street shops.”

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From Merchants of Culture:

Books were sold like other commodities in shopping centres and high streets…

Links from this – Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century January 17, 2025
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