A small district in the city of London derives its name from a monastery which was situated there between the 13th and the 16th centuries. Also the site of a famous bridge, the railway station here was opened during the 1880s under what name?

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Tabby Tom says: Blackfriars Wed Aug 22 09:48:41 CDT 2001 Oops! I've just read this question more carefully. The station, like the bridge, is now called Blackfriars, but it was called St Paul's Station when it was opened in the 1880s (it was renamed Blackfriars in the 1930s) Fri Aug 24 07:52:20 CDT 2001 (Reposted as one entry - McG) Mar 21 03, 7:20 PM

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