Name |
Origin |
Whether personal/owner-based
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Aberdeen Place |
land formerly owned by Harrow School; this street was named for the Earl of Aberdeen, a governor of the school in the 1820s |
yes
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Alpha Close |
after the Greek letter, and Alpha Road (now Lilestone Street) the first street to be developed in the first major phase (in 1799) |
no
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Ashbridge Street |
after Arthur Ashbridge, District Surveyor for Marylebone 1884–1918; formerly Exeter Street |
yes
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Ashmill Street |
land formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Ash Mill in Devon where they owned land; it was Devonshire Street, but was later changed to avoid confusion with similarly named streets |
yes
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Baker Street |
after Edward Baker, friend and business partner of the Portman family |
yes
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Balcombe Street |
maybe an early corruption of Batcombe, Dorset, in line with other Dorset-linked street names |
yes
|
Bell Street |
formerly Bell Lane, it runs through the former Bell Field, possibly named for a former inn of this name on Edgware Road |
no
|
Bendall Mews |
after Sir Talbot Hastings Bendall Baker, brother of Edward Baker, friend and business partner of the Portman family |
yes
|
Bernhardt Crescent |
unknown |
|
Blandford Square |
after Blandford Forum, Dorset, where the local Portman family had a seat |
yes
|
Boldero Place |
as this area was formerly home to the warehouses of the firm Spencer, Turner & Boldero |
yes
|
Boscobel Street |
after a former inn here called The Royal Oak, by association with Charles II who hid from Parliamentary forces in the Royal Oak at Boscobel House |
no
|
Boston Place |
the land here was formerly called Boston Field |
yes
|
Broadley Street and Broadley Terrace |
this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Broadley Wood, Dorset where they owned land; it was Earl Street |
yes
|
Burne Street |
after one Mr Burne, who purchased land here in 1792 |
yes
|
Capland Street |
land formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Capland, Somerset where they owned land |
yes
|
Casey Close |
unknown |
|
Chagford Street |
after the stannary town Chagford, Devon; this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate and Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman was Lord Warden of the Stannaries 1865–88 |
yes
|
Church Street |
after the nearby St Mary on Paddington Green Church |
no
|
Clifton Court |
possibly after Clifton, Bristol |
|
Corlett Street |
probably after Hubert C Corlette, Victorian-era artist and local resident |
yes
|
Cosway Street |
after Richard Cosway, Regency-era painter |
yes
|
Cunningham Place |
this land was formerly owned by Harrow School; this street was named for Reverend John William Cunningham, a governor of the school in the 1810s |
yes
|
Daventry Street |
South was Union Street; north was William Street. unknown |
|
Dorset Close and Dorset Square |
this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Dorset where they owned land |
yes
|
Edgware Road |
as it leads to Edgware, Middlesex |
no
|
Fisherton Street |
Broadley Street near here was formerly Earl Street, and the surrounding streets were given earldom-related names in the early 19th century; this was named after Fisherton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, by association with the Earls of Salisbury |
yes
|
Frampton Street |
after the sculptor and local resident George Frampton |
yes
|
Gateforth Street |
almost certainly for Gateforth in Yorkshire, why so named (in 1914) in unknown |
|
George Peabody Court |
after George Peabody, American philanthropist |
yes
|
Glentworth Street |
after Edmund Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick (Lord Glentworth), 18th and 19th century politician and local resident |
yes
|
Great Central Street |
after the adjacent Marylebone railway station, originally the terminus of the Great Central Railway |
no
|
Grendon Street |
this land was in Medieval times owned by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem; the street is named for Walter Grendon, Grand Prior 1400–16 |
yes
|
Grove Gardens |
after Lisson Grove |
no
|
Harewood Avenue and Harewood Row |
this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Emma Portman, Viscountess Portman, daughter of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood, wife of Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman |
yes
|
Harrow Street |
land formerly owned by Harrow School |
yes
|
Hatton Row and Hatton Street |
thought to be after a local builder of this name |
yes
|
Hayes Place |
after the developer of this street Francis Hay, who lived in Hayes, Middlesex |
yes
|
Henderson Drive |
unknown, made for Wharncliffe Gardens Estate |
|
Highworth Street |
unknown, land formerly owned by Harrow School |
|
Huntsworth Mews |
this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Huntsworth, Somerset where they owned land |
yes
|
Ivor Place |
unknown; formerly Upper Park Place |
|
Jerome Crescent |
unknown, medieval ownership was shared with Grendon Street |
|
Lilestone Street |
after the former manor of Lilestone which covered this area |
no
|
Linhope Street |
unknown |
|
Lisson Grove and Lisson Street |
corruption of Lilestone, the former manor which covered this area, which may mean li(tt)le-ton (manor/estate) for being the lesser in the parish |
no (probably)
|
Lodge Road |
as it leads to the Hanover Lodge in Regent's Park |
no
|
Lorne Close |
after the John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (the Marquess of Lorne), husband of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria |
yes
|
Luton Street |
unknown |
|
Lyons Place |
this land was formerly owned by Harrow School; this street was named for the school's founder John Lyon |
yes
|
Maida Vale |
took its name from a public house named after John Stuart, Count of Maida, which opened on the Edgware Road soon after the Battle of Maida in 1806[56][57] |
yes, indirectly
|
Mallory Street |
land in Medieval times owned by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem; the street is named Robert Mallory, Grand Prior 1433–40 |
yes
|
Melcombe Place and Melcombe Street |
this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Melcombe, Somerset where they owned land |
yes
|
Miles Place/Miles Buildings |
unknown |
|
Mulready Street |
after 18th and 19th century artist William Mulready |
yes
|
North Bank |
after a former crescent of villas of this name, demolished to build the adjacent railway lines in the 1890s |
no
|
Northwick Close and Northwick Terrace |
this land was formerly owned by Harrow School; this street was named for John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick, a governor of the school in the 1800s |
yes
|
Oak Tree Road |
after former land nearby called Oak Tree Field |
no
|
Orchardson Street |
after Victorian era artist and local resident William Quiller Orchardson |
yes
|
Palgrave Gardens |
unknown, street post-dates 1900 |
|
Park Road |
after the adjacent Regent's Park |
no
|
Paveley Street |
this land was in Medieval times owned by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem; the street is named either for Richard de Paveley (Grand Prior 1315–21) or John de Paveley (Grand Prior 1358–71) |
yes
|
Penfold Place and Penfold Street |
after Rev. George Penfold, vicar of several local churches in the early 1800s |
yes
|
Plympton Place and Plympton Street |
after Plympton, a stannary town. Formerly Little Grove Street and formerly owned by the Portman estate and Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman was Lord Warden of the Stannaries 1865–88 |
yes
|
Pollitt Drive |
unknown, street post-dates 1900 |
|
Portman Gate |
land formerly owned by the Portman estate |
yes
|
Ranston Street |
for the Baker family, assistants of local landowners the Portmans, who owned land in Ranston, Dorset |
yes
|
Rossmore Close and Rossmore Road |
this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; they owned a property called Rossmore |
yes
|
St John's Wood Road |
this land was in Medieval times owned by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem |
yes
|
Salisbury Street |
Broadley Street near here was formerly Earl Street, and the surrounding streets were given earldom-related names in the early 19th century; this was named for the Earls of Salisbury |
yes
|
Samford Street |
unknown |
|
Shroton Street |
for the Baker family, assistants of local landowners the Portmans, who owned land in Shroton, Dorset |
yes
|
Siddons Lane |
after 19th century actress Sarah Siddons, who lived nearby at Clarence Gate |
yes
|
Stalbridge Street |
for the Baker family, assistants of local landowners the Portmans, who owned land in Stalbridge, Dorset |
yes
|
Swain Street |
unknown, street post-dates 1900 |
|
Taunton Mews and Taunton Place |
this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Taunton, Somerset where they owned land |
yes
|
Tresham Crescent |
land in Medieval times owned by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem; the street is named for Thomas Tresham, Grand Prior 1557–59 |
yes
|
Venables Street |
named for Revered Edward Veneable, vicar of the nearby Christ Church, Bell Street |
yes
|
Victoria Passage |
likely after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom |
yes
|
Whitehaven Street |
Broadley Street near here was formerly Earl Street, and the surrounding streets were given earldom-related names in the early 19th century; this was named for the Earls of Carlisle and was originally Little Carlisle Street, later changed after Whitehaven, Cumberland |
yes
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