The Shambles is known for the number of butchers that used to trade from it. Shambles takes its name from ‘shammels’, an Anglo-Saxon word relating to the flesh benches or wooden sills outside the shops where meat was laid out. The street is mentioned in Domesday Book from 1086.
The Shambles Folklore:
The headless ghost of Thomas Percy that haunts Holy Trinity church has also been spied staggering down the Shambles, still searching for his head.
The Shambles Snickelway:
A short alley, part of Whipmawhopmagate, is accessible from the bottom of the Shambles.
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