Place Name
Originally part of Gunnersbury Avenue, it was renamed when the North Circular was created. Gunnersbury has its roots in an old Scandinavian name. It is believed to be named after Gunylde or Gunnhild or even Gunhilda, a niece, some sources say daughter, of King Canute and Emma of Normandy. It means a fortified manor belonging to Gunnhildr, from the Middle English word bury and the Old Anglo-Danish personal name. Although there is no evidence that Gunylde did indeed live here. It was first mentioned in records in 1334 as Gounyldebury and went through several mutations (Gunnyldesbury (1348) and Gonelsbury (1487) before taking the modern spelling by 1593.
