Tagged in ETYMOLOGY

By M@

Mapped: London's Lost Neighbourhoods

Find out what your local area used to be called.

By Will Noble

Why Is There A Mahatma Gandhi Industrial Estate In South London?

Did the Indian politician come here while studying?

By Zoe Craig

Why Isn't Petticoat Lane Market On Petticoat Lane?

It hasn't been for more than 180 years.

By Laura Reynolds

Why Is There A Swiss Cottage At Swiss Cottage?

A touch of the alpine in the borough of Camden.

By Laura Reynolds

11 Secrets Of Covent Garden

Including why Seven Dials was nearly Six Dials.

By M@

How London's Hills Got Their Names

Where was the drunkard's hill?

By M@

Which Bits Of London Are Named After Plants?

A town named for dill, and a valley of crocuses.

By Will Noble

How Did Soho Get Its Name?

Was it really a hunting cry?

By Nick Young

How The Tube Lines Got Their Names

The Victoria line was nearly the Viking line.

By M@

How London's Parks Got Their Names

Etymology of the green bits.

By M@

How London's Thames Bridges Got Their Names

Chalk, cheese and blood sports.

By M@

People Who Got Their Names On The Tube Map

From a vicar to a rubber merchant.

By M@

How London's Football Teams Got Their Names

Know which club is named after a goddess?

By M@

How London's Airports Got Their Names

Which airport once smelled of goats?

By M@

How London Got Its Name

The 20 names of our city.