This is a list of the etymology of street names in the

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 ...

district of

Bloomsbury Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest mus ...

. The following utilises the generally accepted boundaries of Bloomsbury viz. Euston Road to the north, Gray's Inn Road to the east, New Oxford Street, High Holborn, Southampton Row and Theobald's Road to the south and Tottenham Court Road to the west. * Adeline Place – after Adeline Marie Russell, Duchess of Bedford, wife of

George Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford George William Francis Sackville Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford DL (16 April 1852 – 23 March 1893) was a British peer and politician. He was the son of Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford and Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West. Russell graduated ...

, local landowner * Alfred Mews and

Alfred Place Alfred Place is a street in Bloomsbury, London, running between Chenies Street and Store Street. Location Alfred Place runs from Chenies Street in the north to Store Street in the south. It runs parallel with Ridgmount Street and Tottenham Co ...

– after Alfred Waddilove, son of John, who built this street in 1806 * Argyle Square, Argyll Street and Argyle Walk – named for

Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

* Bainbridge Street – after Henry Bainbridge, local resident in the 17th centuryBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p118 * Barbon Close – after 17th-century property developer Nicholas Barbon * Barter Street – after the Bloomsbury Market, which stood here in the 17th – 19th centuries * Bayley Street – after

Sir John Bayley, 1st Baronet Sir John Bayley, 1st Baronet, PC (1763–1841), was an English judge. Life Bayley was the second son of John Bayley and Sarah his wife, the granddaughter of Dr. White Kennet, bishop of Peterborough. He was born at Elton, Huntingdonshire, on 3 ...

, 18th–19th-century judge who lived nearby on Bedford Square * Beaumont Place – after Joseph Beaumont, who built this street in 1791 * Bedford Avenue, Bedford Place, Bedford Square and Bedford Way – after local 18th-century landowners the Russell family, earls/dukes of Bedford * Belgrove Street – formerly Belgrave Street, thought to be for a

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

locality of this name * Bernard Street – after

Sir Thomas Bernard, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Bernard, 3rd Baronet (27 April 17501 July 1818) was an English social reformer whose father, as governor of the Province of New Jersey (1758-1760) and Province of Massachusetts Bay (1760–1770), played a responsible part in directing ...

, 18th–19th-century social reformer who held several high level positions at the nearby

Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London, England, was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children." The word "hospital" w ...

Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p98 * Bidborough Street – after

Bidborough Bidborough is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells and south of Tonbridge. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 958, increasing to 1,163 at the 2011 Census. ...

in Kent, home county of local 16th-century landowner

Andrew Judd Andrew Judd is a New Zealand local government politician and activist. He won the mayoralty of New Plymouth from one-term incumbent Harry Duynhoven with a resounding 9,206 vote majority in 2013 and served one term before announcing he would not s ...

Fairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p191Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p323 * Birkenhead Street – after

Birkenhead Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

; formerly Liverpool StreetBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p26 * Bloomsbury Court, Bloomsbury Place, Bloomsbury Square,

Bloomsbury Street Bloomsbury Street is a street in the Bloomsbury district of the London Borough of Camden that runs from Gower Street in the north to the junction of New Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue in the south. Listed buildings Bloomsbury Street conta ...

and Bloomsbury Way – the name is first noted in 1201, when William de Blemond, a Norman landowner, acquired the land The name Bloomsbury is a development from Blemondisberi – the bury, or manor, of Blemond. * Boswell Court and Boswell Street – after local 17th bricklayer Edward Boswell * Brownlow Mews – after William Brownlow, local 17th-century landowner (further to the south, hence Brownlow Street in Holborn); his daughter Elizabeth married into the Doughty family, who owned land in this area *

Brunswick Square Brunswick Square is a public garden and ancillary streets along two of its sides in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. It is overlooked by the School of Pharmacy and the Foundling Museum to the north; the Brunswick Centre to the w ...

– after the German city of

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...

(Brunswick), by connection with the reigning

House of Hanover The House of Hanover (german: Haus Hannover), whose members are known as Hanoverians, is a European royal house of German origin that ruled Hanover, Great Britain, and Ireland at various times during the 17th to 20th centuries. The house orig ...

* Burton Place and Burton Street – after the 18th-century architect James Burton, who worked on the nearby

and Bedford estateFairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p50 * Bury Place – a shortening of ‘Bloomsbury’ * Byng Place – after

George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (11 October 1740 – 14 December 1812) was an English peer. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington (1701-1750) by his wife Elizabeth Daniel. Career He inherited the ...

, father-in-law to local landowner John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford * Capper Street – after the Capper farmer, tenant farmers on this land in the 17th – 18th centuries *

Cartwright Gardens Cartwright Gardens is a crescent shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury, London. The gardens were originally built between 1809 and 1811 as part of the Skinners' Company Estate and were known as Burton Crescent after the developer James Bu ...

– after John Cartwright, 19th-century political reformer who lived here; it was originally Burton Crescent, after the architect James Burton * Chenies Mews and Chenies Street – after local landowners the dukes of Bedford, also titled Barons Russell, of Chenies * Cockpit Yard – site of a cock fighting yard in the 18th century * Colonnade – this was formerly a Georgian-era colonnade of shops * Compton Place * Coptic Street – named in 1894 after a recent acquisition of

Coptic Coptic may refer to: Afro-Asia * Copts, an ethnoreligious group mainly in the area of modern Egypt but also in Sudan and Libya * Coptic language, a Northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century * Coptic alphabet ...

manuscripts by the

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

; before this it was Duke Street, after the dukes of BedfordFairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p82Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p97 * Coram Street – after

Thomas Coram Captain Thomas Coram (c. 1668 – 29 March 1751) was an English sea captain and philanthropist who created the London Foundling Hospital in Lamb's Conduit Fields, Bloomsbury, to look after abandoned children on the streets of London. It is said ...

, 18th-century founder of the

which was formerly near hereBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p97-8 * Cosmo Place – after

Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon KT (27 April 1720 – 5 August 1752), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1728, was a Scottish peer. Life Gordon was the son of the 2nd Duke of Gordon and was named after his father's close Jacobite friend ...

, grandfather of Lady Georgiana, wife of local landowner John Russell, 6th Duke of BedfordFairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p83 * Crestfield Street – unknown, formerly Chesterfield Street * Cromer Street – formerly Lucas Street, which had gained notoriety due to the landlord of a local inn (the Lucas Arms) being involved with the

Gordon Riots The Gordon Riots of 1780 were several days of rioting in London motivated by anti-Catholic sentiment. They began with a large and orderly protest against the Papists Act 1778, which was intended to reduce official discrimination against British ...

; it was changed to the neutral Cromer, for the town in

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

''Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p103-4 * Dombey Street – named is 1936 after local resident

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

’s book '' Dombey and Son''; it was formerly East Street, in relation to the nearby New North Street * Doughty Mews and

Doughty Street Doughty Street is a broad tree-lined street in the King's Cross district of the London Borough of Camden. The southern part is a continuation of the short John Street, which comes off Theobald's Road. The northern part crosses Guilford Street an ...

– after the Doughty family, local landowners in the 18th century * Dukes Road – after the dukes of Bedford, local landowners * Dyott Street – after either Simon Dyott, local resident in the 17th century or Jane Dyott, granddaughter or local landowner Henry Bainbridge * Emerald Court and Emerald Street – Green Street prior to 1885, changed to avoid confusion with numerous other streets of that name * Endsleigh Gardens, Endsleigh Place and Endsleigh Street – after Endsleigh, a property in

Tavistock Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028 ...

, Devon owned by the dukes of BedfordFairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p112 *

Euston Road Euston Road is a road in Central London that runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross. The route is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary. It is named after Euston Hall, the family ...

– after the earl of Euston, son of the duke of Grafton, local landowners when the road was built in the 1760s * Flaxman Terrace – after the

John Flaxman John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. Early in his career, he worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery. He spent several yea ...

, 18th–19th-century sculptor who is buried at the nearby

St Pancras Old Church St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church in Somers Town, Central London. It is dedicated to the Roman martyr Saint Pancras, and is believed by many to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in England. The church i ...

* Gage Street – ''unknown''Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p138 * Galen Place – after Ancient Greek physician

Galen Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus ( el, Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – c. AD 216), often Anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Considered to be one of ...

, by connection with the Pharmaceutical Society whose examination hall formerly stood here * Gilbert Place * Gordon Square and Gordon Street – after

, grandfather of Lady Georgiana, wife of local landowner John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford * Gower Court, Gower Mews, Gower Place and Gower Street – after Gertrude Leveson-Gower, wife of local landowner John Russell, 4th Duke of BedfordBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p147 *

Grafton Way Grafton Way is a street in the London Borough of Camden that runs from Tottenham Court Road in the east to Fitzroy Street in the west. Whitfield Street and Grafton Mews adjoin Grafton Way. The street was originally known as Grafton Street. V ...

– after local landowners the dukes of Grafton * Gray's Inn Road – from Lord Grey of Wilton, owner of a local inn or town house which was later leased to lawyers in the 16th century * Great James Street – after James Burgess who worked with George Brownlow Doughty and his wife Frances Tichborne in the development of the area.Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p113 * Great Ormond Street, Ormond Close and Ormond Mews – thought to commemorate

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, KG, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688), was a statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661. Following the failur ...

, prominent 17th-century soldier * Great Russell Street – ''see Russell Square'' * Grenville Street – after

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, (25 October 175912 January 1834) was a British Pittite Tory politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807, but was a supporter of the Whigs for the duration of ...

, prominent 19th-century politician * Guilford Place and

Guilford Street Guilford Street is a road in Bloomsbury in central London, England, designated the B502. From Russell Square it extends east-northeast to Gray's Inn Road. Note that it is not spelt the same way as Guildford in Surrey. It is, in fact, named after ...

– after Prime Minister Lord North, 2nd Earl of Guildford, who was also President of the nearby

from 1771 until his death * Handel Street – after the 18th-century composer George Frederick Handel, a benefactor of the nearby

and organist at its chapel * Harpur Mews and Harpur Street – after either local 18th-century landowner Peter Harpur or Sir William Harpur, founder of the Bedford School * Harrison Street – after local 18th–19th-century landowners and brickmakers the Harrison familyBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p334 * Hastings Street – after

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

in Sussex, near to Kent, home county of local 16th-century landowner

* Heathcote Street – after Michael Heathcote, governor of the nearby Foundling Hospital in the early 19th century * Henrietta Mews – named after

vice-president (mid-19th century) Sir Stephen Gaselee's wife Henrietta * Herbrand Street – after local landowner Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford *

High Holborn High Holborn ( ) is a street in Holborn and Farringdon Without, Central London, which forms a part of the A40 route from London to Fishguard. It starts in the west at the eastern end of St Giles High Street and runs past the Kingsway and Sou ...

– thought to be from ‘hollow bourne’ i.e. the

river Fleet The River Fleet is the largest of London's subterranean rivers, all of which today contain foul water for treatment. Its headwaters are two streams on Hampstead Heath, each of which was dammed into a series of ponds—the Hampstead Ponds an ...

which formerly flowed in a valley near here. The ‘High’ stems from the fact that the road led away from the river to higher ground. * Hunter Street – after prominent 18th-century surgeon John Hunter, by association with adjacent School of MedicineFairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p174Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p180 *

Huntley Street Huntley Street is a street in Bloomsbury, London, known for its close association with University College Hospital. Location Huntley Street runs from Grafton Way in the north to Chenies Street in the south. It runs parallel with Tottenham Cou ...

– after

, Marquess of Huntly grandfather of Lady Georgiana, wife of local landowner John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford * John's Mews and John Street – after local 18th-century carpenter John Blagrave * Judd Street – after

, who developed the local area via the Skinners’ Company in the 1570s * Kenton Street – after the 18th-century vintner Benjamin Kenton, benefactor of the nearby

Fairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p178 *

Keppel Street Keppel Street is a street in the London Borough of Camden that runs from the junction of Store Street and Gower Street in the west to Malet Street in the east. Before the construction of Senate House, it continued on to join Russell Square ...

– after Elizabeth Keppel, wife of local landowner Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock * King's Mews – by association with Theobald's Road, formerly King's Way * Kirk Street *

Lamb's Conduit Street Lamb's Conduit Street is a street in Holborn in the West End of London. The street takes its name from ''Lambs Conduit'', originally known as the ''Holborn Conduit'', a dam across a tributary of the River Fleet. Lamb's Conduit Lamb's Conduit w ...

– named after William Lambe, in recognition of the £1,500 he gave for the rebuilding of the Holborn Conduit in 1564. (According to ''The London Encyclopaedia'', "The conduit was an Elizabethan dam made in one of the tributaries of the

Fleet River The River Fleet is the largest of London's subterranean rivers, all of which today contain foul water for treatment. Its headwaters are two streams on Hampstead Heath, each of which was dammed into a series of ponds—the Hampstead Ponds an ...

and restored in 1577 by William Lamb, who also provided 120 pails for poor women") * Lamp Office Court – * Lansdowne Terrace – after

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (2 May 17377 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history), was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the first ...

, Prime Minister 1782–83 * Leigh Street – after

Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...

in Kent, home county of local 16th-century landowner

* Long Yard – simply a descriptive name for this former stable yard * Loxham Street – possibly for directors of the East End Dwellings Company who developed these streets in the 1890sBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p343-4 * Lytton Court * Mabledon Place – after Mabledon House near

Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population ...

in Kent, built by James Burton in 1804 and extended by his son

Decimus Burton Decimus Burton (30 September 1800 – 14 December 1881) was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman revival, Greek revival, Georgian neoclassical and Reg ...

. Kent was the home county of local 16th-century landowner

* Malet Place and

Malet Street Malet Street is a street in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, Central London, England. It runs between Torrington Place and the British Museum, parallel to Gower Street and Tottenham Court Road. History The street is named after S ...

– after Sir Edward Baldwin Malet, 4th Baronet, husband of Lady Ermyntrude Sackville Russell, daughter of local landowner

Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford KG (16 October 1819 – 14 January 1891) was an English politician and agriculturalist. Life Known as Hastings, the 9th Duke was born in Curzon Street, London, the son of Major-General Lo ...

* Marchmont Street – after

Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont PC FRS (15 February 1708 – 10 January 1794), styled Lord Polwarth between 1724 and 1740, was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 until 1740 when he succeeded to the peerag ...

, governor of the nearby Foundling Hospital * Mecklenburgh Place, Mecklenburgh Square and Mecklenburgh Street – after Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

, reigning monarch when the square was built * Midhope Street – possibly for directors of the East End Dwellings Company who developed these streets in the 1890s * Millman Mews, Millman Place and Millman Street – after local 17th-century landowner William Millman * Montague Place and Montague Street – after Montagu House, built in the 1670 for Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, which was formerly on the site of the

* Mortimer Market – after the market formerly on this site, founded by Hans Winthrop Mortimer in 1768Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p226 * Morwell Street – after Morwell in

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, where local landowners the dukes of Bedford held land * Museum Street – after the

adjacent * New North Street – as it leads northwards from Red Lions Square, ‘New’ so as to contract with Old North Street which continues southwards * North Crescent and South Crescent – simply description of their shape * Northington Street – after

Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, PC (c. 1708 – 14 January 1772), was the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party in the parliament and was known for his wit and writing. Family Born the second son of ...

, Lord Chancellor 1761–66 * North Mews – after Lord North, Prime Minister * Old Gloucester Street – after Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne; the street was formerly just ‘Gloucester Street’ until 1873 * Orde Hall Street – after Orde Hall, 19th-century chairman representing this area at the

Metropolitan Board of Works The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the principal instrument of local government in a wide area of Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, defined by the Metropolis Management Act 1855, from December 1855 until the establishment of the London County ...

* Pied Bull Court and Pied Bull Yard – * Powis Place – former site of Powis House, built for

William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis (c. 1660–1745) was a Welsh aristocrat and Jacobite supporter. Life He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis, by Lady Elizabeth, younger daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worces ...

, a prominent 17th–18th-century Jacobite * Queen Anne's Walk and Queen Square and Queen Square Place – after Queen Anne, reigning monarch when the square was laid out * Queen's Yard * Regent Square – after the Prince Regent, later

George IV George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten y ...

; the square dates to after the Regency ended, however the name has already been chosen years before * Richbell Place – after its 18th-century builder, John RichbellFairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p266 *

Ridgmount Gardens Ridgmount Gardens is a street in Bloomsbury, London, that runs from Torrington Place in the north to Chenies Street in the south. It runs parallel with Huntley Street and Gower Street and is continued by Ridgmount Place in the south. On the w ...

, Ridgmount Place and

Ridgmount Street Ridgmount Street is a street in Bloomsbury, London. Location Ridgmount Street runs from Chenies Street in the north to Store Street in the south. It runs parallel with Gower Street and Alfred Place. Ridgmount Place joins Ridgmount Street on ...

– after

Ridgmont Ridgmont is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It is located beside junction 13 of the M1 motorway, and close to Milton Keynes and Woburn Abbey. The 2001 census states the total population to be 418, * Roger Street – renamed in 1937 from ‘Henry Street’, after local landowner Henry Doughty * Rossetti Court * Rugby Street – after

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...

; its founder

Lawrence Sheriff Lawrence Sheriff (or Sheriffe) (c. 1515 or 1516 – September 1567) was a Tudor merchant and benefactor, who was notable for being grocer to Queen Elizabeth I, and for creating Rugby School through an endowment in his will. Not much is known abo ...

gave land here in 1567 as an endowmentBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p281 *

Russell Square Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, built predominantly by the firm of James Burton. It is near the University of London's main buildings and the British Museum. Almost exactly square, to the ...

and Great Russell Street – after local landowner the Russells, Dukes of Bedford * St Chad's Street – after the nearby St Chad's well, reputed to be a medieval holy well;

St Chad Chad of Mercia (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Catholic monk who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised ...

was a 7th-century bishop *

St Giles Circus St Giles Circus is a road junction in the St Giles district of the West End of London at the eastern end of Oxford Street, where it connects with New Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road, which it is more often referred to ...

, St Giles High Street and St Giles Passage – after St Giles Hospital, a leper hospital founded by Matilda of Scotland, wife of

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the No ...

in 1117. It later became

St Giles in the Fields St Giles in the Fields is the Anglican parish church of the St Giles district of London. It stands within the London Borough of Camden and belongs to the Diocese of London. The church, named for St Giles the Hermit, began as a monastery and ...

St Giles Saint Giles (, la, Aegidius, french: Gilles), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 6th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly lege ...

was an 8th-century hermit in

Provence Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...

who was crippled in a hunting accident and later became patron saint of cripples and lepers. Circus is a British term for a road junction. * St Peter's Court * Sandwich Street – after

Sandwich A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a po ...

in Kent, home county of local 16th-century landowner

* Seaford Street – thought to be named for Seaford in Sussex * Shropshire Place *

Sicilian Avenue Sicilian Avenue is a pedestrian shopping parade in Bloomsbury, London, resembling an open air arcade, that diagonally runs in between Southampton Row and Bloomsbury Way. It was constructed due to land clearance for a road widening project next ...

– this Italianate arch is built from Sicilian marble * Sidmouth Mews and Sidmouth Street – either for

Sidmouth Sidmouth () is a town on the English Channel in Devon, South West England, southeast of Exeter. With a population of 12,569 in 2011, it is a tourist resort and a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A large part of the town has ...

in Devon, then a fashionable resort town or Prime Minister Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth *Southampton Place and

Southampton Row The A4200 is a major thoroughfare in central London. It runs between the A4 at Aldwych, to the A400 Hampstead Road/ Camden High Street, at Mornington Crescent tube station. Kingsway Kingsway is a major road in central London, desig ...

– Southampton House, home of the earls of Southampton, formerly stood here in the 16th century * South Crescent Mews * Speedy Place – after the Speedy family, landlords of the former nearby pub the Golden Boot * Stedham Place *

Store Street Store Street ( ga, Sráid an Stórais) is a short street in Dublin, Ireland, running from Amiens Street at right angles to Beresford Place. History The street derived its name from the many store and warehouses that dominated the area due ...

– ''unknown'' * Streatham Street – after

Streatham Streatham ( ) is a district in south London, England. Centred south of Charing Cross, it lies mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, with some parts extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. Streatham was in Surrey ...

, where local landowners the dukes of Bedford also owned property * Tankerton Street – possibly for directors of the East End Dwellings Company who developed these streets in the 1890s * Tavistock Place and

Tavistock Square Tavistock Square is a public square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. History Tavistock Square was built shortly after 1806 by the property developer James Burton and the master builder Thomas Cubitt for Francis Russell, 5th Duke ...

– after

, Devon, where the dukes of Bedford owned propertyBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p318 * Taviton Street – after Taviton, Devon, where the dukes of Bedford owned property * Thanet Street – after

Thanet Thanet may refer to: *Isle of Thanet, a former island, now a peninsula, at the most easterly point of Kent, England *Thanet District, a local government district containing the island *Thanet College, former name of East Kent College *Thanet Canal, ...

in Kent, home county of local 16th-century landowner

Theobald's Road Theobalds Road is a road in the Holborn district of London. It is named after Theobalds Palace because King James I used this route when going between there and London, travelling with his court and baggage of some 200 carts. For this reason, ...

– this road formerly formed part of a route used by Stuart monarchs to their hunting grounds at

Theobalds House Theobalds House (also known as Theobalds Palace) in the parish of Cheshunt in the English county of Hertfordshire, was a significant stately home and (later) royal palace of the 16th and early 17th centuries. Set in extensive parkland, it was a r ...

, HertfordshireBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p320 * Thornhaugh Mews and Thornhaugh Street – after local landowners the dukes of Bedford, also titled Barons Russell of Thornhaugh * Tonbridge Street and Tonbridge Walk – after

in Kent, home town of

, local landowner of the 16th century *

Torrington Place Torrington Place is a street in London that runs between Tottenham Court Road in the West and Byng Place in the East. It is crossed by Huntley Street and Gower Street. Chenies Mews joins it on the north side and is continued by Ridgmount Gardens ...

and

Torrington Square __NOTOC__ Torrington Square is a square in Bloomsbury, owned by the University of London, located in central London, England. Today it is a square in name only, most of the houses having been demolished by the university. The southern end of th ...

– after

, father-in-law to local landowner John Russell, 6th Duke of BedfordFairfield, S. ''The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins'', p318Bebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p324 *

Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road (occasionally abbreviated as TCR) is a major road in Central London, almost entirely within the London Borough of Camden. The road runs from Euston Road in the north to St Giles Circus in the south; Tottenham Court Road tub ...

, Tottenham Mews and Tottenham Street – after the former manor of Tottenham (Tottenhall) which stood here from the 13th century, possibly from one local William de Tottenall, or else meaning ‘Tota’s Hall’. The name later became confused with the unconnected

Tottenham Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Waltham ...

, Middlesex * United Alley * University Street – due to its location near

London University The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree- ...

* Vernon Place – after

Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton Elizabeth Wriothesley (''née'' Vernon), Countess of Southampton (11 January 1572 – 23 November 1655) was one of the chief ladies-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England in the later years of her reign. Family Elizabeth Vernon was the grandda ...

, (née Vernon), ancestor to

Rachel Russell, Lady Russell Rachel, Lady Russell ( Wriothesley ; – 29 September 1723) was an English noblewoman, heiress, and author. Her second husband was William, Lord Russell, who was implicated in the Rye House Plot and later executed. A collection of the many ...

, wife of

William Russell, Lord Russell William Russell, Lord Russell (29 September 163921 July 1683) was an English politician. He was a leading member of the Country Party, forerunners of the Whigs, who during the reign of King Charles II, laid the groundwork for opposition in t ...

of the local landowning Russell family * Wakefield Mews and Wakefield Street – after a former local pub, the Pindar of Wakefield * Westking Place * Whidborne Street – possibly for directors of the East End Dwellings Company who developed these streets in the 1890s * Willoughby Street – after George P. Willoughby, mayor of Holborn Borough in the 1910s *

Woburn Place The A4200 is a major thoroughfare in central London. It runs between the A4 at Aldwych, to the A400 Hampstead Road/ Camden High Street, at Mornington Crescent tube station. Kingsway Kingsway is a major road in central London, desig ...

Woburn Square Woburn Square is the smallest of the Bloomsbury squares and owned by the University of London. Designed by Thomas Cubitt and built between 1829 and 1847, it is named after Woburn Abbey, the main country seat of the Dukes of Bedford, who develope ...

Woburn Walk Woburn Walk is a pedestrian street in Bloomsbury, London, that was designed by architect Thomas Cubitt in 1822, and it is one of the first examples of a pedestrian shopping street in the Regency era. Its name comes from Woburn Abbey, the main cou ...

and Upper Woburn Place – after

Woburn Abbey Woburn Abbey (), occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford. Although it is still a family home to the current duke, it is open on specified days to visitors, a ...

, principal seat of local landowners the dukes of BedfordBebbington, G. (1972) ''London Street Names'', p350 * Woolf Mews – presumably after the author and local resident

Virginia Woolf Adeline Virginia Woolf (; ; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. Woolf was born i ...

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