Mapesbury was formerly the name for this whole area of Middlesex - Willesden Lane was known as Mapes Lane until the 1860s. It was countryside until the 1860s - after that residential development began and by 1875 there were a number of large suburban villas in the area.
Mapesbury Road was laid out in 1894 over the lands of the former Mapesbury Farm and developed between 1895 and 1905. In 1982 Mapesbury Road became part of a conservation area.
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Mapesbury Road is named after Walter Map, prebendary from 1173–1192.
