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The Shambles is a historic street in York, England, featuring preserved medieval buildings, some dating back as far as the 14th century.

The street is narrow, with many timber-framed buildings with jettied floors that overhang the street by several feet.

It was once known as the Great Flesh Shambles, a name reflecting its historical use as a butchers' street.

The word shambles derives from Old English sċeamol (“bench, stall”), referring to market or butcher’s stalls.

The association with meat is historical rather than etymological. In 1885, thirty-one butchers' shops were located along the street but none remain today.

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Essex can claim the oldest timber barn in the world

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Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Shottery, Warwickshire by Anjum Satti Via Flickr: Anne Hathaway's Cottage is a twelve-roomed farmhouse where Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, lived as a child in the village of Shottery, Warwickshire, England, about 1 mile west of Stratford-upon-Avon. Spacious, and with several bedrooms, it is now set in extensive gardens.

Thatched Cottage, Shottery, Warwickshire by Anjum Satti Via Flickr: Shottery, formerly a small village a mile west of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, is now part of the town, though retaining the feeling of a distinct village.