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Carthusian Street, EC1M

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Place Name Named after the monks who lived at Charterhouse, itself an Anglicisation of Chartreuse, from the Grande Chartreuse, the head…

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Victoria Embankment, EC4Y

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Place name Riverside road between Westminster and Blackfriars, constructed to the designs of engineer Sir Peter Bazalgette between 1864 and…

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Fleet Street, EC4Y

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Place Name Named after the, now covered, River Fleet which flowed near here. Originally the name only referred to the…

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Carmelite Street, EC4Y

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Place Name Named from a monastery of Carmelites (the Friars of Our Lady of Mount Carmel), otherwise known, from their…

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Primrose Hill, EC4Y

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Place Name It has been suggested that it was named after flowers which used to grow here. But this is now…

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Salisbury Court, EC4Y

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Place Name Salisbury Court and nearby Salisbury Square mark the site of the medieval palace of the bishops of Salisbury…

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Lombard Lane, EC4Y

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Place Name Sheila Fairfield in The Streets of London suggests it could come from a personal name. However, more likely…

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King’s Bench Walk, EC4Y

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Place Name This was once, as shown on John Rocque’s 1746 map of London, a shady walk in front of the…

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Crown Office Row, EC4Y

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Place Name Named after the Clerks of the Crown Office that used to be based here, it is shown by its…

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Dorset Buildings, EC4Y

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Place Name Named after the earls of Dorset, landowners in this area. It was previously called Salisbury Court, after the…

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