Ludgate Hill is a hill in the
City of London, near the old
Ludgate, a gate to the City that was taken down, with its attached
gaol, in 1780. It is the site of
St. Paul's Cathedral, traditionally said to have been the site of a
Roman temple of the goddess
Diana. It is one of the three ancient hills of London, the others being
Tower Hill and
Cornhill. The highest point is just north of St. Paul's, at above sea level. Ludgate Hill is also the name of a street which runs between St. Paul's Churchyard and
Ludgate Circus (built in 1864), from where it becomes
Fleet Street. It was formerly a much narrower street called Ludgate Street.