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Tag: Camden

Hampstead Lane, NW3

16 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally called Caen Wood Lane. This was an early medieval track dividing Hampstead Manor from the Bishop of…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Bishop of London, Camden, former toll road, Highgate, Medieval, name change

Hampstead Grove, NW3

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Place Name Originally The Grove. This road takes its name from the small woodland, described in the manorial rolls for…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Camden, Hampstead Town, name change, streets named after trees

Cumberland Terrace Mews, NW1

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Place Name Formerly Cumberland Mews. Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George…

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Filed under: Camden, Crown Estate, George III, George IV, Georgian, Hanoverian, Prince Regent, Regent's Park, streets named after a German connection, streets named after royals

Cumberland Place, NW1

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Place Name Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George III who was…

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Filed under: Camden, George III, George IV, Georgian, Hanoverian, Prince Regent, Regent's Park, streets named after a German connection, streets named after royals

Cumberland Market, NW1

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Place Name Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George III who was…

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Filed under: Camden, George III, George IV, Georgian, Hanoverian, markets, Prince Regent, Regent's Park, streets named after a German connection, streets named after royals

Cumberland Terrace, NW1

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Place Name Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George III who was…

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Filed under: Camden, George III, George IV, Georgian, Hanoverian, Prince Regent, Regent's Park, streets named after a German connection, streets named after royals

Finchley Road, NW3

5 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional, this 4.5 mile long road leads from West Hampstead to Finchley. The road is relatively new. Thought…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Camden, Old English, streets named after birds, streets named after woods, Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead

Harpur Mews, WC1N

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Place Name Formerly East Street, by association with New North Street. As a young man of humble origins from Bedford, William…

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Filed under: Camden, Dissolution of the monasteries, Holborn & Covent Garden, Lord Mayor, name change, Nicholas Barbon, streets named after Lord Mayors

Wakefield Street, WC1H

29 January 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name It was named after the Pindar of Wakefield, an inn that first opened sometime around 1517, on Gray’s…

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Filed under: Camden, King's Cross, Robin Hood, streets named after pubs

Tottenham Street, W1T

24 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name After nearby Tottenham Court Road, which took its name from the former manor of Tottenham (Tottenhall) which stood…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, bloomsbury, Camden, Tottenham Court Road

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