Street names of Clerkenwell and Finsbury

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This is a list of the etymology of street names and principal buildings in the London districts of Clerkenwell and Finsbury, in the London Borough of Islington. The Clerkenwell/Finsbury area has no formally defined boundaries - those used here are: Pentonville Road to the north, Goswell Road to the east, Clerkenwell Road to the south and Gray's Inn Road to the west. Finsbury was traditionally roughly the northern part of the area covered here, however in practice the name is rarely used these days.

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Several names are derived from the titles and properties of the Compton family, local landowners since the 17th century, earls and later marquesses of Northampton.

A-F

G-L

M-R

S-Z

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