L'origine dei nomi dei distretti e boroughs di Londra (3)

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L'origine dei nomi dei distretti e boroughs di Londra (3)

L'origine dei nomi dei distretti e boroughs di Londra (3° parte)

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K
Kennington	D	Cena’s farm	1086
Kensal Green	D	village green by the king’s wood	1253
Kensington	B	Cynesige’s estate	1086
Kentish Town	D	estate held by man from Kent	1208
Kenton	D	farm on the River Kenn	1086
Keston	D	Cyssi’s boundary stone	973
Kew	D	spur of land by a landing place	1327
Kidbrooke	D	brook where kites are seen	1202
Kilburn	D	cows’ stream	1130
Kingsbury	D	king’s manor	1044
Kingston Upon Thames	B	king’s estate on the Thames	838
Knightsbridge	D	knights’ bridge	1050
L
Lambeth	B	landing place for lambs	1088
Lewisham	B	Leofsa’s homestead	1086
Leyton	D	farm on the river Lea	1050
Limehouse	D	lime kilns	1367
London	B	named after Londinos (bold one)	115
M
Malden	D	hill with a cross	1086
Marylebone	D	St Mary’s stream	1453
Mayfair	D	place of the May fair
Merton	B	farm by a pool	967
Mill Hill	D	hill with a wind mill	1547
Mitcham	D	large village	1086
Morden	D	hill in marshland	969
Mortlake	D	burial pit	1086
Mottingham	D	Moda’s enclosure	1044
Muswell Hill	D	mossy spring by a hill	1155
N
Neasden	D	nose shaped hill	c1000
Newham	B	new place	1965
Newington	D	new farm	c1200
Norbiton	D	northern outlying farm	1205
Northolt	D	northern nooks of land	960
Northwood	D	northern wood	1435
Norwood	D	northern wood	1176
Notting Hill	D	Cnotta’s hill	1356
O
Ockendon	D	Wocca’s hill	1070
Orpington	D	Orped’s estate	1032
Osterley	D	woodland clearing with sheepfold	1274
P
Paddington	D	Padda’s estate	1050
Palmers Green	D	named after Palmer family	1608
Peckham	D	homestead by a peak	1086
Penge	D	end of the wood	1067
Perivale	D	valley of the pear trees	1254
Petersham	D	Peohtric’s homestead	1086
Petts Wood	D	wood owned by Pett family	1577
Pinner	D	place by a peg shaped ridge	1232
Plaistow	D	place for playing	1414
Plumstead	D	place of the plum trees	961
Poplar	D	poplar tree	1327
Pratt’s Bottom	D	Pratt’s valley	1801
Purley	D	wood where pear trees grow	1200
Putney	D	Putta’s landing place	1086
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R
Rainham	D	homestead of the Roegingas	1086
Redbridge	B	red bridge	1777
Richmond	B	named after Richmond (Yorkshire)	1502
Roehampton	D	home farm where the rooks gather	1332
Romford	D	wide ford	1177
Rotherhithe	D	landing place for cattle	1105
Ruislip	D	leaping place where rushes grow	1086