Tagged in ETYMOLOGY

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A Map Of Westminster Place Names And Where They Come From

From Maida Vale to Covent Garden.

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A Map Of Camden Place Name Origins

Etymology of the borough's road, parks and pubs.

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A Map Of Southwark Place Name Origins

The etymology of the London Borough Southwark.

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Which Tube Station Is Furthest From Its Namesake?

How far is it from Kew Gardens to Kew Gardens?

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11 London Misnomers

Bits of London with questionable names.

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There Really Is A "Weald Stone" At Harrow And Wealdstone

The ancient, unmarked rock outside a curry house.

By Sam Cullen

"We Went In Search Of The Meaning Behind 650 London Pub Names"

From Dirty Dicks to the Rusty Bucket.

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How The Elizabeth Line Stations Got Their Names

The purple line's etymology explained.

By Will Noble

This London Tube Map Tells You Where The Station Names Originated

Next stop: etymology.

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Etymology Map Of London Place Names

How did your bit of London get its name?

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Can You Name All Six Tube Stations Named After Pubs?

And how many can you still drink in?

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How The Tube Stations Might Have Been Named

A map of alternative names that were seriously considered.

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How The Circle Line Stations Got Their Names

The yellow spiral's names explained.

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How The District Line Stations Got Their Names

The green line's etymology.

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How The Metropolitan Line Stations Got Their Names

From Amersham to Aldgate.

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How The Bakerloo Line Stations Got Their Names

Can you name the two with animal connections?

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How The Jubilee Line Stations Got Their Names

The etymology of all 27 stations on the Jubilee line.

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How The Central Line Stations Got Their Names

From the Ruislips to Epping.

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How The Northern Line Stations Got Their Names

Tube etymology on the Northern line.

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How The Victoria Line Stations Got Their Names

Curious about your station name?

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Penge? Osidge? Where Do London's Odd Suburb Names Come From?

An incomplete but intriguing list.

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Where Exactly Are The Hamlets Of Tower Hamlets?

And how old is the name?

By Laura Reynolds

How Did London End Up With Two Bromleys?

Which came first?

By Laura Reynolds

London's Other Trafalgar Square

There used to be two of them.