_St._ FAITH’S, a parish church once under the east end or choir of St. Paul’s cathedral. It owes its name to its being dedicated to St. Faith, or _Sancta Fides_, a French virgin of the city of Agen, in the province of Aquitain, who is said to have suffered martyrdom in the reign of the Emperor Dioclesian, for refusing to sacrifice to idols. No records however remain of the antiquity of this church, in which several persons of note were formerly interred, nor is it known at what time divine service was performed in it, other than by chauntry priests for the souls of their departed benefactors. This church however having suffered with St. Paul’s cathedral, it was thought proper entirely to demolish it, and to unite the parish to that of St. Austin’s. FALCON _alley_, 1. Barnaby street.* 2. King street, Westminster.* 3. Redcross street.* FALCON _court_, 1. In the Borough.* 2. Fleet street.* 3. Lothbury.* 4. Near Rag street, Clerkenwell.* 5. Shoe lane.* 6. Shoemaker row, Aldgate.* FALCON _Inn yard_, St. Margaret’s hill.* FALCON _lane_, 1. Falcon stairs.* 2. Maiden lane, Southwark.* FALCON _row_, 1. Codpiece row.* 2. Fleet street.* 3. Long lane, Southwark.* 4. Lothbury.* 5. St. Margaret’s hill.* 6. Shoe lane.* 7. White street.* FALCON _stairs_, Gravel lane.* FALCON _yard_, 1. Kent street.* 2. Shoemaker row, Aldgate.* 3. Tooley street.* FALCONBRIDGE _court_, Hog lane, St. Giles’s.† FALCONER’S _alley_, 1. Cow Cross, West Smithfield.† 2. Cross street, by Lukener’s lane.† 3. Turnmill street.† FAN _court_, St. Michael’s lane. FANMAKERS, a company incorporated by letters patent granted by Queen Anne, in the year 1709. This fraternity is governed by a Master, two Wardens, and twenty Assistants; but they have neither hall nor livery. _Maitland._ FANN’S _alley_, 1. Goswell street.† 2. Webb’s square.† FARINGDON WARD _Within_, received its name from William Farendon and Nicolas his son, who had the government of all this ward for the space of eighty-two years; and it received the addition of _within_, on account of this part of Faringdon ward lying within the walls. It is bounded on the north by Aldersgate ward, Cripplegate ward, and the liberty of St. Martin’s le Grand; on the west by Faringdon without, on the south by Castle Baynard ward, and the river Thames; and on the east by Castle Baynard ward, and Cheap ward. The principal streets and lanes in this ward are, Newgate street, the west side of Warwick lane, Ave Mary lane, Paternoster row, Ivy lane, St. Paul’s church yard, Ludgate street, and Black Friars.