Medburn Street, NW1

Medburn Street is named after a farm between Elstree and Radlett in Hertfordshire.

Medburn Street was begun in 1841, its first nine houses being finished in 1844. After a lull in development the building of the street was resumed in 1849 and completed in 1854.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Agar Town Agar Town was a short-lived area, built in the 1840s, of St Pancras.

Agar Town

Ampthill Square Estate The Ampthill Square Estate (also known as the Ampthill Estate) is a housing estate built in the mid 1960s to replace Victorian housing in the area.

Ampthill Square Estate

Carreras Cigarette Factory The Carreras Cigarette Factory is a large art deco building in Camden.

Carreras Cigarette Factory

Mornington Crescent to Euston walk To a certain crowd, London’s best loved station

Mornington Crescent to Euston walk

Old St Pancras Churchyard Old St Pancras churchyard, served not only as a burial place for the parishioners but also for Roman Catholics from all around London.

Old St Pancras Churchyard

Ossulston Estate The Ossulston Estate is a multi-storey council estate built by the London County Council in Somers Town between 1927 and 1931.

Ossulston Estate

Somers Town Somers Town is a district close to three main line rail termini - Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross.

Somers Town

NEARBY STREETS

Aldenham House, NW1 Aldenham House is located on Aldenham Street (Somers Town)

Aldenham House, NW1

Aldenham Mews, NW1 Aldenham Mews was situated off Aldenham Street (Somers Town)

Aldenham Mews, NW1

Aldenham Street, NW1 Aldenham Street – Richard Platt, 16th century brewer and local landowner, gave land for the endowment of Aldenham School, Hertfordshire (Somers Town)

Aldenham Street, NW1

Ampthill Square, NW1 Ampthill Square is a name which has existed in two different time periods (Somers Town)

Ampthill Square, NW1

Bagley Walk, N1C Bagley Walk is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Bagley Walk, N1C

Barclay Street, NW1 Barclay Street led from Aldenham Street northwards to Medburn Street (Somers Town)

Barclay Street, NW1

Barnby Street, NW1 Barnby Street is a street in Camden Town (Somers Town)

Barnby Street, NW1

Battle Bridge Place, N1C Battle Bridge Place is the traditional name for a newer area of King’s Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Place, N1C

Battle Bridge Road, N1C Battle Bridge Road ran beside the gasholders of Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Road, N1C

Bayham Place, NW1 Bayham Place is a short cobbled street (Camden Town)

Bayham Place, NW1

Bayham Street, NW1 Bayham Street is named for one of Lord’s Camden’s titles, Viscount Bayham (Camden Town)

Bayham Street, NW1

Beatty Street, NW1 Beatty Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Mornington Crescent)

Beatty Street, NW1

Brewer Street, N1C Brewer Street was formerly a main street of the area, named for landowners the Brewers’ Company (St Pancras)

Brewer Street, N1C

Bridgeway Street, NW1 Bridgeway Street was a new 1937 name for Bridgewater Street (Somers Town)

Bridgeway Street, NW1

Brill Place, NW1 Brill Place is named after the former Brill Row in the area (Somers Town)

Brill Place, NW1

Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market (St Pancras)

Brill Row, NW1

Cambridge Crescent, N1C Cambridge Crescent was a former street of Agar Town (St Pancras)

Cambridge Crescent, N1C

Camden Street, NW1 Camden Street is named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (Camden Town)

Camden Street, NW1

Camley Street, N1C Camley Street runs north from King’s Cross (Camden Town)

Camley Street, N1C

Carlow Street, NW1 Carlow Street leads off Arlington Road (Mornington Crescent)

Carlow Street, NW1

Carpenter Court, NW1 Carpenter Court is a building on Pratt Street (Camden Town)

Carpenter Court, NW1

Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Chalton House, NW1

Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street, and runs parallel to Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Chalton Street, NW1

Charrington Street, NW1 Charrington Street runs south to north and is a continuation of Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Charrington Street, NW1

Chenies Place, NW1 Chenies Place is named after local landowners the dukes of Bedford, also titled Barons Russell of Chenies (Somers Town)

Chenies Place, NW1

Chill Lane, N1C Chill Lane is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Chill Lane, N1C

Church Hill, NW1 Church Hill replaced the Pancras Wells (St Pancras)

Church Hill, NW1

Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square (Somers Town)

Clarendon Grove, NW1

Clarendon House, NW1 Clarendon House is a block on Werrington Street (Somers Town)

Clarendon House, NW1

Coach Road, N1C Coach Road is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

Coach Road, N1C

Coal Drops Yard, N1C Coal Drops Yard is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Coal Drops Yard, N1C

Cobden House, NW1 Cobden House is located on Beatty Street (Mornington Crescent)

Cobden House, NW1

College Grove, NW1 College Grove is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)

College Grove, NW1

College Place, NW1 In 1824 Charles Dickens lived in what is now the upper part of College Place at No. 112 (Camden Town)

College Place, NW1

Cooper’s Lane, NW1 Cooper’s Lane gives its name to the Cooper’s Lane Estate (St Pancras)

Cooper’s Lane, NW1

Cranleigh Street, NW1 Cranleigh Street was named in connection with the Barons Ossulston peerage (Somers Town)

Cranleigh Street, NW1

Crowndale Court, NW1 Crowndale Court is a road in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)

Crowndale Court, NW1

Crowndale Road, NW1 Crowndale Road was at first called Fig Lane and then Gloucester Place (Somers Town)

Crowndale Road, NW1

Curnock Street, NW1 George Curnock was the 19th century proprietor of two wharves on the Regent’s Canal (Camden Town)

Curnock Street, NW1

Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Denton Street, N1C

Elstree Street, N1C Elstree Street once laid off of St Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Elstree Street, N1C

Equity Buildings, NW1 Equity Buildings was replaced by Walker Court (Somers Town)

Equity Buildings, NW1

Eversholt House, NW1 Eversholt House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

Eversholt House, NW1

Eversholt Street, NW1 Eversholt Street connects Euston with Camden Town (Somers Town)

Eversholt Street, NW1

Fig Lane, NW1 Fig Lane was the original name for the road later called Crowndale Road (Camden Town)

Fig Lane, NW1

Gladwin House, NW1 Gladwin House is a block on Cranleigh Street (Somers Town)

Gladwin House, NW1

Godwin Court, NW1 Godwin Court is a block on Crowndale Road (Somers Town)

Godwin Court, NW1

Goldington Crescent, NW1 Goldington Crescent connects Crowndale Road and Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Goldington Crescent, NW1

Goldington Street, NW1 Goldington Street was formerly part of the Duke of Bedford’s Figs Mead Estate (later Bedford New Town). The Duke also owned land in Goldington, Bedfordshire (St Pancras)

Goldington Street, NW1

Goods Way, N1C Goods Way runs from Pancras Road to York Way (King’s Cross)

Goods Way, N1C

Goodwin Court, NW1 Goodwin Court is located on Goodwin Court (Somers Town)

Goodwin Court, NW1

Granary Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Granary Square, N1C

Granary Street, NW1 Granary Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)

Granary Street, NW1

Greater London House, NW1 Greater London House is located on Hampstead Road (Mornington Crescent)

Greater London House, NW1

Gridiron Building, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Gridiron Building, N1C

Hampden Close, NW1 Hampden Close is a street in Camden Town (Somers Town)

Hampden Close, NW1

Hampden Street, NW1 Hampden Street was renamed as part of Polygon Road in 1938 (Somers Town)

Hampden Street, NW1

Handyside Street, N1C Handyside Street is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

Handyside Street, N1C

Harrington Square, NW1 Harrington Square is named after the Earl of Harrington, one of whose daughters married the seventh Duke of Bedford (Mornington Crescent)

Harrington Square, NW1

Harrington Street, NW1 Harrington Street leads north from Varndell Street (Euston)

Harrington Street, NW1

Hurdwick House, NW1 Hurdwick House can be found on Harrington Square (Mornington Crescent)

Hurdwick House, NW1

Johnson House, NW1 Johnson House is a block on Cranleigh Street (Somers Town)

Johnson House, NW1

King Street, NW1 King Street was one of the original roads of Camden New Town, laid out in 1791 (Camden Town)

King Street, NW1

King’s Boulevard, N1C King’s Boulevard is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Boulevard, N1C

King’s Terrace, NW1 King’s Terrace was formerly Little King Street South and Little King Street North (Camden Town)

King’s Terrace, NW1

Kings Cross Square, N1C Kings Cross Square is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Kings Cross Square, N1C

Kings Place, NW1 Kings Place (sometimes King’s Place) was once a turning off Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Kings Place, NW1

Kingston House, NW1 Kingston House is a block on Camden Street (Camden Town)

Kingston House, NW1

Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C Lewis Cubitt Square is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C

Lidlington Place, NW1 Lidlington Place, named after a village in Bedfordshire, connects Houghton Place and Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

Lidlington Place, NW1

Lower Stable Street, N1C Lower Stable Street is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Lower Stable Street, N1C

Mandela Street, NW1 Mandela Street was named after Nelson Mandela (Camden Town)

Mandela Street, NW1

Medburn Street, NW1 Medburn Street is named after a farm between Elstree and Radlett in Hertfordshire (Somers Town)

Medburn Street, NW1

Middlesex Street, NW1 Middlesex Street was north of Chapel Street and partly lost to the Midland Railway Somers Town Goods Depot (St Pancras)

Middlesex Street, NW1

Midland Road, N1C Midland Road is named after the adjacent railway line, built by the Midland Railway Company (St Pancras)

Midland Road, N1C

Mornington Court, NW1 Mornington Court is sited on Arlington Road (Mornington Crescent)

Mornington Court, NW1

Mornington Crescent, NW1 Mornington Crescent was named after Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington (Mornington Crescent)

Mornington Crescent, NW1

Oakley Square, NW1 Oakley Square was so-named as this land was formerly owned by Dukes of Bedford, who also owned land in Oakley, Bedfordshire (Somers Town)

Oakley Square, NW1

Oakshott Court, NW1 Oakshott Court was built in 1974 (Somers Town)

Oakshott Court, NW1

One Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Kings Cross, N1C

One Pancras Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Pancras Square, N1C

Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street, a principal north-south route through Somers Town, begins at Euston Road. (St Pancras)

Ossulston Street, NW1

Pancras Road, NW1 Pancras Road links the eastern side of St Pancras station, crossing under a bridge, with Camden Town on the west side (St Pancras)

Pancras Road, NW1

Pancras Square, N1C This is a street in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

Pancras Square, N1C

Park View House, NW1 Park View House (previously Cecil Rhodes House) was constructed on the Goldington Estate (St Pancras)

Park View House, NW1

Penryn Street, NW1 Penryn Street - as Percy Street - first appeared in rate books during 1852, when eighteen houses were occupied (St Pancras)

Penryn Street, NW1

Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Perry Street, N1C

Phoenix Road, NW1 Phoenix Road, together with Brill Place, is the suggested direct walking route between Euston and St Pancras stations (Somers Town)

Phoenix Road, NW1

Platt Street, NW1 Platt Street formed part of the Aldenham School (Brewers’ Company) Estate (Somers Town)

Platt Street, NW1

Plender Street, NW1 William Plender, 1st Baron Plender was an accountant and public servant who served as Sheriff of the County of London in 1927 (Camden Town)

Plender Street, NW1

Plimsoll Building, N1C Plimsoll Building is a block on Wollstonecraft Street (King’s Cross)

Plimsoll Building, N1C

Polygon Road, NW1 Polygon Road’s name commemorates the innovative Polygon building that once dominated the former Clarendon Square’s centre. (Somers Town)

Polygon Road, NW1

Pratt Mews, NW1 Pratt Mews dates from the 1790s (Camden Town)

Pratt Mews, NW1

Pratt Street, NW1 Pratt Street was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl of Camden (Camden Town)

Pratt Street, NW1

Purchese Street, NW1 Purchese Street was named after Frederick Purchese, local resident, vestryman, county council member and Mayor of St Pancras (Somers Town)

Purchese Street, NW1

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C Regent’s Canal Towpath is the bank of the Regent’s Canal (King’s Cross)

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C

Savant House, NW1 Savant House is a block on Camden High Street (Camden Town)

Savant House, NW1

Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Smith Street, N1C

Somers Close, NW1 Somers Close is a modern southern extension of Penryn Street (Somers Town)

Somers Close, NW1

St Margarets House, NW1 St Margarets House is a block on Polygon Road (Somers Town)

St Margarets House, NW1

St Martin’s House, NW1 St Martin’s House is a block on Polygon Road (Somers Town)

St Martin’s House, NW1

St Martins Almshouses, NW1 St Martins Almshouses is a street in Camden Town (Camden Town)

St Martins Almshouses, NW1

St Richard’s House, NW1 St Richard’s House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

St Richard’s House, NW1

Stable Street, N1C Stable Street is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

Stable Street, N1C

Stibbington Street, NW1 Stibbington Street was absorbed into Chalton Street in 1938 (Somers Town)

Stibbington Street, NW1

Tapestry Building, N1C Tapestry Building is a block on Canal Reach (King’s Cross)

Tapestry Building, N1C

The Circle, N1C The Circle is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

The Circle, N1C

The Gridiron, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

The Gridiron, N1C

The Marr, NW1 The Marr is a block on the Curnock Street Estate (Camden Town)

The Marr, NW1

The Polygon The Polygon was an early housing estate, a Georgian building with 15 sides and three storeys that contained 32 houses. (Somers Town)

The Polygon

The Stanley Building, N1C The Stanley Building, constructed in the 1860s, was an early social housing project designed to accommodate railway workers. (King’s Cross)

The Stanley Building, N1C

Union Street, NW1 Union Street was absorbed into Stibbington Street which itself became part of Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Union Street, NW1

Unity Mews, NW1 Unity Mews is a cul-de-sac off Chalton Road’s northern section near Goldington Crescent (Somers Town)

Unity Mews, NW1

Walker House, NW1 Walker House is a building on Unnamed Road (Somers Town)

Walker House, NW1

Watford Street, NW1 Watford Street was cleared away in the 1860s to make way to St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Watford Street, NW1

Werrington Street, NW1 Werrington Street was an incorporation of Clarendon Street and the west side of Clarendon Square (Somers Town)

Werrington Street, NW1

Weston Street, NW1 Weston Street disappeared under the then-new St Pancras station during the 1860s (St Pancras)

Weston Street, NW1

Wolcot House, NW1 Wolcot House is a block on Werrington Street (Somers Town)

Wolcot House, NW1

Wollstonecraft Street, N1C Wollstonecraft Street was the first name to be chosen from a naming competition by the developers of N1C (King’s Cross)

Wollstonecraft Street, N1C

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