The Shambles, York
Potentially the most famous street in England, The Shambles in York dates all the way back to the 14th century. Of course it is so famous because of the medieval buildings from various eras still being so well preserved and in use. The Great Flesh Shambles as it was once more gruesomely known, holds many a quirky shop and pub and lures in tourists from all over the world. Most notably of which has to be the York Ghost Merchants who allow you to adopt your own ghost from this very street. However, it also has a few Harry Potter related shops as rumour has it that The Shambles inspired Diagon Alley so that means this street is in direct competition for that title alongside Victoria Street in Edinburgh, even though the author denies this. Regardless of what it may or may not have inspired, The Shambles started out as a humble butcher's street which is what inspired the name as Shambles is loosely translated from an Old English word that basically meant meat market. It wa...
