Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Billingsgate, the chief market for fish in London, is situated between London Bridge and the Custom House, on the north bank of the Thames. By the Act of 1699 it was made a "free market for fish," and until 1846 it was merely a collection of sheds. In 1874 the present stone building was finished. The name Billingsgate is also given to coarse and low language.