High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. It implies that it is the focal point for business, especially shopping. It is also a metonym for the retail sector.
High Street in Oxford, England
High Street sign in English and French, St Peter Port, Guernsey
Lyons' teashop in Reading, 1945, serving tea/coffee with a choice of snacks (including cake). With over 200 branches, the chain was a staple of the High Street in the UK.
The Peacock Inn, High Street, Islington, c. 1800
A street name is an identifying name given to a street or road. In toponymic terminology, names of streets and roads are referred to as odonyms or hodonyms. The street name usually forms part of the address. Buildings are often given numbers along the street to further help identify them. Odonymy is the study of road names.
Abbey Road in London
A bilingual sign in Macau with street name in both Chinese and Portuguese
Smith Street/La Rue des Forges refers to the blacksmiths' forges that were formerly situated in this street in Guernsey
Orchard Road, Singapore, was named for the orchards that formerly lined the road
