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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… unfrequently visited by strangers, but the family of the Corders have entirely left the place. Poltimore (St. Mary) …
A Dictionary of London
… " Ropereslane," 1313 (Ct. H.W. I. 242). "Street of the Corders," 1326 (ib. 318). " Roperia," 46 Ed. III. (Ch. I. … quarter of the city mainly inhabited in early times by the corders or rope-makers, and called from that circumstance … not merely a street, but the whole area inhabited by the corders (Cal. P.R. H. IV. 1408-13, p.38). As indicated above, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford