Wollstonecraft Street, N1C

Wollstonecraft Street was the first name to be chosen from a naming competition by the developers of N1C.

Wollstonecraft Street sign
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Mary Wollstonecraft was a nineteenth century writer, philosopher and advocate for women’s rights. She wrote ’A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’. She is buried in the graveyard of St Pancras Old Church.

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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

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

NEARBY STREETS

All Saints Walk, SE15 All Saints Walk is a location in London (King’s Cross)

All Saints Walk, SE15

ArtHouse, N1C ArtHouse is a block on York Way (King’s Cross)

ArtHouse, N1C

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

Bagley Walk, N1C

Barker Drive, NW1 Barker Drive built over railway sidings, takes its name from Tom Barker (1887-1970) who served as Mayor of Camden in the 1950s (Camden Town)

Barker Drive, NW1

Battlebridge Court, N1 Battlebridge Court is sited on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Battlebridge Court, N1

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

Beaconsfield Street, N1C

Bemerton Street, N1 Bemerton Street is a street of terraced houses to the west of the Caledonian Road (Islington)

Bemerton Street, N1

Bergholt Mews, NW1 Bergholt Mews is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)

Bergholt Mews, NW1

Bingfield Street, N1 Bingfield Street marks the southern boundary of the Bemerton Estate

Bingfield Street, N1

Brydon Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Brydon Walk, N1

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

Cambridge Crescent, N1C

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

Camley Street, N1C

Camley Street, NW1 Camley Street is a street in Camden Town (Camden Town)

Camley Street, NW1

Campbell Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Campbell Walk, N1

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

Canal Reach, N1C

Cedar Way Industrial Estate, N1C Commercial area (King’s Cross)

Cedar Way Industrial Estate, N1C

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

Cedar Way, N1C

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

Clayton Crescent, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Clayton Crescent, N1

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

Coal Drops Yard, N1C

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

College Grove, NW1

Crinan Street, N1 Crinan Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Crinan Street, N1

Crofters Way, NW1 Crofters Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)

Crofters Way, NW1

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

Crowndale Court, NW1

Delhi Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Delhi Street, N1

Freight Lane, N1C Freight Lane is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Freight Lane, N1C

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

Freight Lane, N1C

Gatti’s Wharf, N1 Gatti’s Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Gatti’s Wharf, N1

Gifford Street, N1 Gifford Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Gifford Street, N1

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

Granary Building, N1C Granary Building is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Granary Building, N1C

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

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

Handyside Street, N1C

Havelock Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Havelock Street, N1

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

Kings Quarter Apartments, N1 Kings Quarter Apartments is a block on Copenhagen Street (Islington)

Kings Quarter Apartments, N1

Lavina Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Lavina Grove, N1

Lawrence Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Lawrence Place, N1

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

Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C

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

Lewis Cubitt Walk, N1C

Lighterman House, N1 Lighterman House can be found on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Lighterman House, N1

Lower Carriage Drive, N1 Lower Carriage Drive is a road in the W4 postcode area (Islington)

Lower Carriage Drive, N1

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

Lower Stable Street, N1C

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

Medburn Street, NW1

New Wharf Road, N1 New Wharf Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

New Wharf Road, N1

Outram Place, N1 Outram Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Outram Place, N1

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

Pembroke Avenue, N1 Pembroke Avenue is the southern extension of Pembroke Street (Islington)

Pembroke Avenue, N1

Pembroke Street, N1 Pembroke Street is a north-south street in the Barnsbury area

Pembroke Street, N1

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

Perth House, N1 Perth House is a ten-storey block

Perth House, N1

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

Platt Street, NW1

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

Plimsoll Building, N1C

Ploughmans Close, NW1 Ploughmans Close is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)

Ploughmans Close, NW1

Randells Road, N1 Randells Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area

Randells Road, N1

Randell’s Road, N1 Randell’s Road is a road in the N1 postcode area

Randell’s Road, N1

Reapers Close, NW1 Reapers Close is a street in Camden Town (Camden Town)

Reapers Close, NW1

Regeneration House, N1C Regeneration House is located on Regent’s Canal Towpath (King’s Cross)

Regeneration House, N1C

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

Rossendale Way, NW1 Rossendale Way is a street in Camden Town (Camden Town)

Rossendale Way, NW1

Rubicon Court, N1C Rubicon Court is a block on York Way (King’s Cross)

Rubicon Court, N1C

Rufford Street Mews, N1 Rufford Street Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area

Rufford Street Mews, N1

Rufford Street, N1 Rufford Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area

Rufford Street, N1

Saxon Court, N1C Saxon Court is a block on York Way (King’s Cross)

Saxon Court, N1C

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

Somers Close, NW1

Somerston House, NW1 Somerston House is a block on St Pancras Way (Camden Town)

Somerston House, NW1

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

Stable Street, N1C

Stranraer Way, N1 Stranraer Way is a road on the Bemerton Estate

Stranraer Way, N1

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

Tapestry Building, N1C

Tayport Close, N1 Tayport Close leads off Stranraer Way

Tayport Close, N1

Terrett’s Place, N1 Terrett’s Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Terrett’s Place, N1

The Macmillan Building, N1 The Macmillan Building is a block on Crinan Street (King’s Cross)

The Macmillan Building, N1

Tiber Gardens, N1 Tiber Gardens is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Tiber Gardens, N1

Tile House, N1C Tile House is a block on Beaconsfield Street (King’s Cross)

Tile House, N1C

Treaty Street, N1 Treaty Street was called London Street until 1938 (Islington)

Treaty Street, N1

Trematon Walk, N1 A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Trematon Walk, N1

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

Unity Mews, NW1

Vibart Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Vibart Walk, N1

Weavers Way, NW1 Weavers Way is part of the Elm Village estate (Camden Town)

Weavers Way, NW1

Wellington Square, N1 Wellington Square is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Wellington Square, N1

Wharf Road, N1C Wharf Road is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Wharf Road, N1C

Wharfdale Road, N1 Wharfdale Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Wharfdale Road, N1

Wheeler Gardens, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Wheeler Gardens, N1

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

York Road, N1C York Road was the pre-1938 name for what became York Way (King’s Cross)

York Road, N1C

York Way Court, N1 York Way Court is a block on York Way Court (Islington)

York Way Court, N1

York Way, N1 York Way has been a thoroughfare since the twelfth century (King’s Cross)

York Way, N1

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