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cockneys traditionally come from a very small part of London. Only those born within the sound of Bow Bells, which ring out from the church of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, in the City of London could, by tradition, consider themselves cockneys. In reality the cockney heartland lies in the East End of London.
