Allington Street, SW1E

Allington Street was named after Allington in Lincolnshire.

The sign for the "Stage Door", formerly a pub in Allington Street, SW1
Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map

Allington Street is first found in 1827, a year when a rash of new streets and terraces appeared in the future Victoria area.

They were all named, and for no apparent reason, after towns scattered over the country: Allington (Lincs), Stockbridge (Hants), Shaftesbury (Dorset), Bedford, Trelleck (Mon), Pembroke, Hindon (Wilts) and Howick (Lanes). Names of towns were a common source of street names among uninspired builders.

Apart from Allington Street and Howick Place, they have all since disappeared.

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NEARBY STREETS

Admiral House, SW1P Admiral House is sited on Willow Place (Victoria)

Admiral House, SW1P

Allington Street, SW1E Allington Street was named after Allington in Lincolnshire (Victoria)

Allington Street, SW1E

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P Ambrosden Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E Angela Hooper Place is a location in London (Victoria)

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E

Artillery House, SW1P Artillery House is a block on Artillery Row (Westminster)

Artillery House, SW1P

Artillery Row, SW1P Artillery Row skirts a former artillery ground (Westminster)

Artillery Row, SW1P

Ashley Gardens, SW1P Ashley Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ashley Gardens, SW1P

Ashley Place, SW1P Ashley Place is thought to be named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist (Victoria)

Ashley Place, SW1P

Barrington Court, SW1V Barrington Court is a block on Gillingham Street (Victoria)

Barrington Court, SW1V

Beeston Place, SW1W Beeston Place was formerly part of the Grosvenor family estate and the family owned land in Beeston, Cheshire (Victoria)

Beeston Place, SW1W

Belgrave House, SW1W Belgrave House is sited on Buckingham Palace Road (Victoria)

Belgrave House, SW1W

Belgrave Yard, SW1W Belgrave Yard lies off Lower Belgrave Street and dates from the 1820s (Victoria)

Belgrave Yard, SW1W

Belgravia Court, SW1W Belgravia Court is a block on Ebury Street (Victoria)

Belgravia Court, SW1W

Birdcage Walk, SW1E Birdcage Walk runs east-west from the Parliament Square area (as Great George Street) to Buckingham Palace. (St James’s Park)

Birdcage Walk, SW1E

Bressenden Place, SW1E Bressenden Place dates from 1962 (Victoria)

Bressenden Place, SW1E

Brewer’s Green, SW1H Brewers Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Brewer’s Green, SW1H

Bridge Place, SW1V Bridge Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Bridge Place, SW1V

Buckingham Gate, SW1E Buckingham Gate was created in the 17th century (Victoria)

Buckingham Gate, SW1E

Buckingham Mews, SW1E Buckingham Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Mews, SW1E

Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W Buckingham Palace Road runs from the south side of Buckingham Palace towards Chelsea (Victoria)

Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W

Buckingham Place, SW1E Buckingham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Place, SW1E

Cardinal Walk, SW1E Cardinal Walk is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Cardinal Walk, SW1E

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P Carlisle Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P

Carlisle Place, SW1P Carlisle Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Place, SW1P

Carlyle House, SW1V Carlyle House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Victoria)

Carlyle House, SW1V

Castle Lane, SW1E Castle Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Castle Lane, SW1E

Catherine Place, SW1E Catherine Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Catherine Place, SW1E

Caxton Street, SW1H William Caxton was responsible for the introduction of the printing press to England (St James’s Park)

Caxton Street, SW1H

Chester Close, SW1X Chester Close lies off of Chester Street (Belgravia)

Chester Close, SW1X

Chester Mews, SW1X Chester Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Chester Mews, SW1X

Chester Square Mews, SW1W Chester Square Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Chester Square Mews, SW1W

Chester Square, SW1W Chester Square was voted London’s second best house address early in the 2000s. Nearby Eaton Square was voted first (Belgravia)

Chester Square, SW1W

Chester Street, SW1X Chester Street dates from 1805 (Belgravia)

Chester Street, SW1X

Clergy House, SW1 Clergy House is located on Stillington Street (Victoria)

Clergy House, SW1

Cobham Court, SW1X Cobham Court is a block on Chester Close (Belgravia)

Cobham Court, SW1X

Coburg Close, SW1P Coburg Close is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Coburg Close, SW1P

Colonnade Walk, SW1W Colonnade Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Colonnade Walk, SW1W

Eaton Lane, SW1W Eaton Lane is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Eaton Lane, SW1W

Eaton Mews South, SW1W Eaton Mews South runs across Eccleston Street (Belgravia)

Eaton Mews South, SW1W

Eaton Row, SW1W Eaton Hall in Cheshire is the principal seat of the Duke of Westminster, owner of these streets and land of Belgravia (Belgravia)

Eaton Row, SW1W

Ebury Mews, SW1W Ebury Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Ebury Mews, SW1W

Ebury Street, SW1W Ebury Street runs from the Grosvenor Gardens junction south-westwards to Pimlico Road (Victoria)

Ebury Street, SW1W

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W Eccleston Bridge derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W

Eccleston Place, SW1W Eccleston Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Eccleston Place, SW1W

Eccleston Street, SW1W Eccleston Street derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)

Eccleston Street, SW1W

Eccleston Yard, SW1W Eccleston Yard lies off Eccleston Place (Victoria)

Eccleston Yard, SW1W

Eland House, SW1E Eland House is an office building on Bressenden Place (Victoria)

Eland House, SW1E

Elizabeth Street, SW1W Elizabeth Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Elizabeth Street, SW1W

Emery Hill Street, SW1P Emery Hill Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Emery Hill Street, SW1P

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P Evelyn Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P

Fountain Square, SW1W Fountain Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Fountain Square, SW1W

Francis House, SW1P Francis House is sited on Francis Street (Victoria)

Francis House, SW1P

Francis Street, SW1P Francis Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Francis Street, SW1P

Gillingham Row, SW1V This is a street in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

Gillingham Row, SW1V

Gillingham Street, SW1V Gillingham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Gillingham Street, SW1V

Globe House, SW1V Globe House is a block on Eccleston Square (Victoria)

Globe House, SW1V

Gordon House, SW1P Residential block (Westminster)

Gordon House, SW1P

Greencoat House, SW1P Greencoat House is a block on Francis Street (Westminster)

Greencoat House, SW1P

Greencoat Place, SW1P Greencoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greencoat Place, SW1P

Grosvenor Gardens House, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens House is sited on Grosvenor Gardens (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens House, SW1W

Grosvenor Gardens Mews East, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens Mews East is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens Mews East, SW1W

Grosvenor Gardens Mews North, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens Mews North is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens Mews North, SW1W

Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W

Grosvenor Place, SW1X Grosvenor Place is the main road connecting Hyde Park Corner with Victoria (Belgravia)

Grosvenor Place, SW1X

Hindon Court, SW1V Hindon Court is a block on Wilton Road (Victoria)

Hindon Court, SW1V

Hobart Place, SW1W Hobart Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Hobart Place, SW1W

Howick Place, SW1P Howick Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Howick Place, SW1P

Hudsons Place, SW1V Hudsons Place is named after the Hudson’s furniture depository formerly located here, founded by William Hudson (Victoria)

Hudsons Place, SW1V

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V King’s Scholars’ Passage is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E Kingsgate Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E

Little Chester Street, SW1X Little Chester Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Little Chester Street, SW1X

Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W Lower Belgrave Street connects Buckingham Palace Road with Eaton Square (Victoria)

Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W

Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W Lower Grosvenor Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W

Montrose House, SW1X Montrose House is a block on Headfort Place (Belgravia)

Montrose House, SW1X

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V Morpeth Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P Morpeth Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P

Neathouse Place, SW1V Neathouse Place commemorates an early settlement here of small cottages called ‘Neat Houses (Victoria)

Neathouse Place, SW1V

Palace Street, SW1E Palace Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Palace Street, SW1E

Palmer Street, SW1H Palmer Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Palmer Street, SW1H

Partnership House, SW1P Partnership House is a block on Carlisle Place (Victoria)

Partnership House, SW1P

Petty France, SW1H Petty France is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Petty France, SW1H

Phipps Mews, SW1W Phipps Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Phipps Mews, SW1W

Portland House, SW1E Portland House is a block 101 metres tall with 29 floors (Victoria)

Portland House, SW1E

Rochester Row, SW1P Rochester Row was home to the Bishop of Rochester in 1666 (Westminster)

Rochester Row, SW1P

Rochester Street, SW1P Rochester Street is named after the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 until 1802 (Westminster)

Rochester Street, SW1P

Roebuck House, SW1E Residential block (Victoria)

Roebuck House, SW1E

Seaforth Place, SW1E Seaforth Place is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Seaforth Place, SW1E

Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E Sir Simon Milton Square (Victoria)

Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E

Spenser Street, SW1P Spenser Street is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Spenser Street, SW1P

Stag Place, SW1E The old brewhouse of the Westminster Abbey moved to Stag Place after the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. (Victoria)

Stag Place, SW1E

Stillington Street, SW1P Stillington Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Stillington Street, SW1P

Tachbrook Mews, SW1V Tachbrook Mews is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

Tachbrook Mews, SW1V

Terminus Place, SW1E Terminus Place is the home of Victoria Bus Station (Victoria)

Terminus Place, SW1E

The Royal Mews, SW1E The Royal Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

The Royal Mews, SW1E

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E The Zig Zag Building is located on Victoria Street (Victoria)

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E

Thirleby Road, SW1P Thirleby Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Thirleby Road, SW1P

United House, SW1P United House is a block on Francis Street (Victoria)

United House, SW1P

Upper Tachbrook Street, SW1V Upper Tachbrook Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Upper Tachbrook Street, SW1V

Vandon Court, SW1H Vandon Court is a block on Petty France (St James’s Park)

Vandon Court, SW1H

Vandon Passage, SW1H Vandon Passage probably dates from the fifteenth century (St James’s Park)

Vandon Passage, SW1H

Vandon Street, SW1H Vandon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Vandon Street, SW1H

Victoria Arcade, SW1V Victoria Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Arcade, SW1V

Victoria House, SW1V Victoria House is located on Francis Street (Victoria)

Victoria House, SW1V

Victoria Place, SW1W Victoria Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Place, SW1W

Victoria Square, SW1E Victoria Square, a small residential square, lies on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate to the south of the Royal Mews (Victoria)

Victoria Square, SW1E

Victoria Street, SW1E Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Street, SW1E

Vincent Square, SW1P Vincent Square is a large grass-covered square which provides playing fields for Westminster School, which owns it (Westminster)

Vincent Square, SW1P

Walcott Street, SW1P Walcott Street was named after Reverend MEC Walcott, curate of the St Margaret’s, Westminster in the 1840s (Victoria)

Walcott Street, SW1P

Warwick House, SW1W Warwick House is a block on Buckingham Palace Road (Victoria)

Warwick House, SW1W

Warwick Row, SW1E Warwick Row is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Warwick Row, SW1E

Wellington House, SW1E Wellington House is located on Buckingham Gate (St James’s Park)

Wellington House, SW1E

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P Westminster Palace Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P

Wilcox Place, SW1P Wilcox Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilcox Place, SW1P

Wilfred Street, SW1E Wilfred Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilfred Street, SW1E

Willow Place, SW1P Willow Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Willow Place, SW1P

Willow Walk, SW1P A street within the SW1V postcode (Victoria)

Willow Walk, SW1P

Wilton Mews, SW1X Wilton Mews commemorates the local landowners, the Grosvenor family (titled Viscounts Belgrave) (Belgravia)

Wilton Mews, SW1X

Wilton Road, SW1V Wilton Road was named at the time of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (Victoria)

Wilton Road, SW1V

Wilton Street, SW1X Wilton Street was built in 1817 (Belgravia)

Wilton Street, SW1X

Windsor House, SW1H Windsor House is a block on Victoria Street (Westminster)

Windsor House, SW1H

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