abstract:Cordwainer is a small, almost rectangular-shaped ward in the City of London.Ward Map It is named after the cordwainers, the professional shoemakers who historically lived and worked in this particular area of London;Chambers Dictionary 9th Edition (2003) p335 ISBN 0-550-10105-5 there is a Livery Company for the trade — the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers.