From the Wikipedia page The Liberties of the Tower, or the Tower Liberty was an area adjoining the Tower of London, which was outside the jurisdiction of either the City of London or the County of Middlesex. The liberty originally consisted of the area inside the walls of the Tower and immediately outside it, including Tower Hill. The limits were set out in the sixteenth century. In 1686 letters patent granted by James II added three further areas to the Liberties: * The Old Artillery Ground * Little Minories * The Liberty of Well Close See also Liberties of London