Churchgate Street so called by the 1460's and spelt Cherchegatestrete in 1462. In 1650 Soham contained 200 houses, most of these inhabited  Churchgate Street. two thirds of  its houses were on the East side of  this Street, the Western side being less populated, the Central portion South of the Church being least populated as it had no back lane. Shown on a map of 1656 as running from Cross Green through the Town to Clay Street at Red Lion Square. On a map of 1876 the road from Cross Green to the Church was called The High Street, The High Street being Churchgate Street. Today it runs from Cross Green pass the Church to White Hart Lane, the remainder of the Street from this point to Red Lion Square is today the High Street.

The photo on the shows looking down Churchgate Street and leading towards Cross Green & Pratt Street in the distance.
The photo on the left was taken from the junction with Fountain Lane near the Church wall, with the Market Place / Street on the right, The white building on the right is  The Crown Public House now closed, with the Fountain pub on the left.

An early photo on the left that was taken from the Church Entrance looking along Churchgate Street with The Crown Commercial Hotel shown on the right..
On the right is a view of Churchgate Street from the High Street, the Church wall on the left, and in the distance can be seen The Fountain Public House, on the front right is The White Hart Commercial Hotel at the end of White Hart Lane now closed. You can still see the words "Licensed to let a Horse and Gig" and "Commercial Hotel" painted on the outside wall.

The photo on the left was taken opposite the Church showing the old Post Office now Lloyds Bank & Fullers Bakery, with the white building on the right "Poppys Bistro" dating to the 15th / 16th century, and the building next to it on the right being the old White Hart Inn,
The right hand photo is looking towards the Church, the second building on the right is Treadway and Percy Soham Brewers, "formerly the Mainprice Brewery" in the early 1900's.

The photo on the left was taken outside the Church entrance looking along Churchgate Street in front of the Church on the right towards the High Street.
The view on the right was taken on Cross Green / Pratt Street looking towards Churchgate Street, showing the present day Vicarage on the left and the old Grammar School on the right now closed, with the Church just to be seen in the distance.