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Tallis Street, EC4Y

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Place Name Named in 1893 to honour Thomas Tallis (January 30, 1505 – November 23, 1585), the composer and hymn-writer…

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Tudor Street, EC4Y

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Place Name Named after the Tudor dynasty and particularly Henry VIII who had Bridewell Palace built near here on the…

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Falcon Court, EC4Y

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Place Name Named after a former inn or shop of this name, the falcon being a popular emblem. Sheila Fairfield…

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Turkey Street, EN1

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Place Name It was first mentioned in 1427 and as Tokestrete in 1441 probably after a resident named Tokey or Tuckey…

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Southbury Road, EN1

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Place Name This was previously known as Nags Head Lane after the former public house in Enfield Town. However, no…

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Capel Road, EN1

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Place Name Named after Sir William Capel (about 1446 – 1515) who bought the manor of Honeylands in 1486 from…

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Forty Hill, EN1

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Place Name Although first recorded as Fortey sometime around 1350, the origins of this name, go back much further to…

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Ashentree Court, EC4Y

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Place Name A relic of the shaded cloister walks of the gardens of Whitefriars’ monastery which was established here in…

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Craddock Road, EN1

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Place Name Like several nearby streets this takes its name from a town of the Boer War, in this case…

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White Lion Hill, EC4V

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Place Name This modern road remembers an old name White Lion Wharf, which is thought to have been named after…

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