page_title: Aldersgate
section_title: Ward of Aldersgate
hierarchical_section_title: Aldersgate / Ward of Aldersgate
context_page_description: Aldersgate was one of the northern gates in the London Wall which once enclosed the City of London.
  It gave its name to the City Ward of Aldersgate, traditionally divided into Aldersgate Within and Aldersgate Without, the suffix denoting whether the part was within the line of the wall or outside it. In 2013 the ancient ward boundaries were redrawn, the names are preserved but their location only loosely approximates to their historic extent.
  The gate also gave its name to Aldersgate Street, which runs north from the former gate towards Clerkenwell. The street was wholly part of Aldersgate Without until a short section further north was renamed and so added to it.
context_section_description: The ward of Aldersgate straddles the (now former) line of London Wall and the old gate and historically was divided into "Within" and "Without" divisions, with a Deputy (Alderman) appointed for each division.
caption: Ancient boundaries of the City Wards