Place Name Salisbury Court and nearby Salisbury Square mark the site of the medieval palace of the bishops of Salisbury…
Place Name Sheila Fairfield in The Streets of London suggests it could come from a personal name. However, more likely…
Place Name This was once, as shown on John Rocque’s 1746 map of London, a shady walk in front of the…
Place Name Named after the Clerks of the Crown Office that used to be based here, it is shown by its…
Place Name Named after the earls of Dorset, landowners in this area. It was previously called Salisbury Court, after the…
Place Name Formerly King Edward Street, renamed in 1885 to distinguish it from King Edward Street in the City. It…
Place Name Named after a former water pump that was located in the centre of the courtyard. This is one…
Place Name After a former tavern of this name as shown on John Rocque’s 1746 map of London. Gillian Bebbington…
Place Name Named after Hare House, a property left to the parish in 1594. According to Walter George Bell in…
Place Name Named after the earls of Essex, the Devereux family who owned a palatial townhouse here on the banks…