Whitgift Street commemorates an Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Appold Street, DA8
Appold Street was named after a pump.
Alperton Street, W10
Alperton Street is the first alphabetically of the named streets of the Queen’s Park Estate in W10.
The Castle
The (Warwick) Castle is located on the corner of Portobello Road and Westbourne Park Road.
Elephant and Castle
One thing Elephant and Castle is not named after is ‘La Infanta de Castilla’, seemingly referring to a series of Spanish princesses such as Eleanor of Castile and María, the daughter of Philip III of Spain. However, Eleanor of Castile was not an infanta – the term only appeared in English about 1600. María has …
Hounslow West
Hounslow West was once the terminus of the London Underground Hounslow branch.
Gants Hill
Gants Hill is an area of Ilford within the London Borough of Redbridge, 15 km northeast of Charing Cross.
Ceylon Place, SE10
Ceylon Place consists of a short row of Georgian cottages and a pub called ’The Pilot’.
Zulu Mews, SW11
Zulu Mews lies within the curve of a Battersea railway.
Tottenham Lane, N8
Tottenham Lane forms the north-east approach to The Broadway in Crouch End.