Parliament Street is a 50-metre (160 ft) long street in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It links the High Street to Waterbeer Street and dates from the 14th century. At about 0.64 metres (2 ft 1 in) at its narrowest and approximately 1.22 metres (4 ft 0 in) at its widest, it has been claimed to be the world's narrowest street,[1] although this title actually belongs to the Spreuerhofstraße in Reutlingen, Germany.[2]
It was formerly called Small Lane and was renamed when Parliament was derided by the city council for passing the 1832 Reform Bill.[3] In 1836 the residents of Waterbeer Street subscribed £130 to have Parliament Street widened, but nothing was done about this.[4]
See also
- Fan Tan Alley: A narrow street in Canada
- Mårten Trotzigs Gränd: A narrow street in Sweden
- Spreuerhofstraße: A narrow street in Germany
- Strada sforii: A narrow street in Romania
References
- ^ "Exeter Places To See - Buildings". ExeterViews. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "Tourismus-Reutlingen: An eye of a needle with world fame". StaRT Reutlingen. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "Exeter Memories - Parliament Street". Exeter Memories. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ Hoskins, W. G. (2004). Harvey, Hazel (ed.). Two Thousand Years in Exeter (Revised and updated ed.). Chichester: Phillimore. p. 166. ISBN 1-86077-303-6.
50°43′23″N 3°31′56″W / 50.72304°N 3.53230°W
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