List Of Eponymous Roads In London
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The following is a partial list of
eponym An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''epon ...
ous roads in
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
– that is, roads named after people – with notes on the link between the road and the person. Examples of reigning monarchs, Prime Ministers etc. with no inherent geographic link are omitted or kept to one example as there are many streets named "Victoria + descriptor" and "Wellington + descriptor" for example.


Roads and streets


Squares


See also

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List of eponymous streets in Metro Manila The following is a partial list of eponymous streets and squares in Metro Manila — that is, streets or roads and plazas named after people — with notes on the link between the road/plaza and the person. Streets Gallery File:Amorsolo Street. ...
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List of eponymous streets in New York City This is a list of streets and squares in New York City named after a person, organized by borough. Manhattan * Allen Street – Captain William Henry Allen, the youngest person to command a Navy ship in the War of 1812. * Ann Street – Ann Whit ...


References


Further reading

*''The Streets of Richmond and Kew'',
Richmond Local History Society Richmond is a town in south-west London,The London Government Act 1963 (c.33) (as amended) categorises the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames as an Outer London borough. Although it is on both sides of the River Thames, the Boundary Commis ...
, 2019.


External links


Historic streets of London: an alphabetical handbook
(1923) from the Internet Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Eponymous Roads In London
Roads in London A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of ...
Roads, eponymous Lists of roads named after people