On the north side of the Temple Church, within the Temple precincts, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
First mention: L.C.C. List, 1901.
Formerly called : "Churchyard Court" (q.v.). "Pissing Alley" (O. and M. 1677).
It contains Goldsmith's grave, hence the name.
The present buildings were erected 1861 (Baylis, p. 2).
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.