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L'origine dei nomi dei distretti e boroughs di Londra (4 )

A cura di Cinzia Di Gennaro

Pubblicato il 22/10/2005

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

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St John's Wood D granted to the Knights of St John 1294
St Pancras D named after a saint 1086
Selsdon D Sele's hill c880
Shepherds Bush D Shepherd's bushes 1635
Shoreditch D ditch by a steep bank 1148
Sidcup D flat topped hill 1254
Sipson D Sibwine's farm 1150
Snaresbrook D Snare's (?) small river 1599
Soho D a hunting cry 1632
Southall D southern nook of land 1198
Southgate D southern gate 1370
Southwark B southern defensive work 1086
Stamford Hill D hill by a sandy ford 1294
Stanmore D stony pool 1086
Stepney D Stybba's landing place c1000
Stockwell D spring by a tree stump 1197
Stoke Newington D new farm by the tree stumps 1086
Stratford D ford on a Roman road 1177
Streatham D homestead on a Roman road 1086
Surbiton D southern grange 1179
Sutton B southern farm 1086
Sydenham D Cippa's homestead 1206
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Teddington D tide end town 969
Thames River dark river (Celtic) 51 BC
Thamesmead D reclaimed marshland by the Thames c1960
Thornton Heath D heath by a farm with thorn trees 1511
Tolworth D Tala's enclosure 1086
Tooting D Tota's people 675
Tottenham D Totta's homestead 1086
Totteridge D Tata's ridge 1150
Tower Hamlets B hamlets of the Tower of London c1700
Tufnell Park D named after William Tufnell 1753
Tulse Hill D named after the Tulse family c1650
Twickenham D Twicca's land in a river bend 704
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Upminster D higher minster (church) 1086
Uxbridge D bridge of the Wixan people 1145
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Vauxhall D Falkes' hall 1279
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Waddon D hill where woad grows 1115
Walthamstow D place where guests are welcome 1075
Wallington D village of the Britons 1086
Walworth D enclosure of the Britons 1001
Wandsworth D Waendel's enclosure 1086
Wanstead D place by a mound 1055
Wapping D Waeppa's people 1220
Wealdstone D place by the stone of Harrow Weald 1822
Welling D named after Willing family 1362
Wembley D Wemba's clearing 825
West Ham D western riverside land 1086
Westminster B western monastery 975
Whetstone D place of wet stones (for sharpening) 1417
White City D named after colour of nearby stadium 1908
Whitechapel D white chapel 1340
Willesden D place by a hill with a spring 939
Wimbledon D Wynnmann's hill 950
Winchmore Hill D Wynsige's boundary hill 1319
Wood Green D green place near a wood 1502
Woodford D ford by a wood 1086
Woolwich D place where wool was loaded 918
Wormwood Scrubs D scrubland by a wood with snakes 1200
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Yeading D Geddi's settlement 716
Yiewsley D Wifel's clearing 1235
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