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There are several Shambles in the United Kingdom. The name refers to a number of butcher shops in an area which form a collective meat market. The York Shambles was mentioned in the Domeday Book of 1086. The alleys of overhanging, half-timber framed buildings now contain restaurants, bookshops, bakeries and other specialty shops. Meat hooks are still visible in many of the shops. The Daily Shambles Markets can be found between The Shambles and Parliament Street. Saint Margaret Clitherow was married to a butcher and lived in The Shambles. She was executed in 1586 for hiding Catholic priests and was canonised in 1970.

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