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Baroness Road, E2

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Place Name Named in honour of Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (April 21, 1814 – December 30, 1906), a…

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Allgood Street, E2

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Place Name Previously called Henrietta Street. It was renamed after antiquarian Henry Allgood, author of A History of Bethnal Green, From…

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Shacklewell Street, E2

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Place Name A reference to the nearby area of Shacklewell, which is thought to mean a well where animals were…

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Godfrey Place, E2

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Place name Named after Michael Godfrey (February 22, 1658 – July 17, 1695), the first Deputy Governor of the Bank…

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Navarre Street, E2

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Place Name Named after Henry of Navarre (December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610), later King Henry IV of France from…

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Arnold Circus, E2

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Place Name Named after Sir (Robert) Arthur Arnold (May 28, 1833 – May 20, 1902), who was elected onto the…

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Globe Road, E2

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Place Name Until at least Elizabethan times this road was known as Theven Lane, on account of the criminal underworld…

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Bonner Road, E2

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Place Name Named after Edmund Bonner (circa 1500 – September 5, 1569), the twice ordained Roman Catholic Bishop of London.…

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Cinnamon Street, E1W

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Place Name Part of St Katherine’s and Wapping Docks, it was so-named in the 17thCentury after the valuable spice that…

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Smeaton Street, E1W

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Place Name Named after John Smeaton (January 16, 1806 – October 31, 1842), civil engineer to the London Dock Company.…

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