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    What geese were, in Shakespearean times, allowed to cackle in the Southwark area south of the river Thames, but not inside the city-walls of the City of London itself?

    Question #59830. Asked by Flem-ish. (Oct 07 05 10:43 AM)


    lanfranco

    		Do you, perhaps, mean those ladies of the evening euphemistically known as the "Winchester Geese"?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Palace

    Oct 07 05, 10:55 AM
    Flem-ish

    		Wow...so fast. Yes. Any "Shakespeare Walk" in London should include them.

    Oct 07 05, 11:06 AM

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