Street names of Lisson Grove

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This is a list of the etymology of many street names in the London district of Lisson Grove most broadly defined which has the occasionally contested limits of St John's Wood Road: north, Park Road and Baker Street: east, Marylebone Road: south and Edgware Road/Maida Vale: west. This is alternatively the northern half of Marylebone, excluding the long dissociated St John's Wood, especially in station-centric terms common in the 21st century. Well within these borders is Marylebone station.

In oldest terms Marylebone was the medieval parish, see map at Ossulstone. It forms six ecclesiastical (Anglican) parishes today – two cover this area.

NameOriginWhether personal/owner-based
Aberdeen Placeland formerly owned by Harrow School; this street was named for the Earl of Aberdeen, a governor of the school in the 1820s [1] [2] yes
Alpha Closeafter the Greek letter, and Alpha Road (now Lilestone Street) the first street to be developed in the first major phase (in 1799) [3] no
Ashbridge Streetafter Arthur Ashbridge, District Surveyor for Marylebone 1884–1918; formerly Exeter Street [4] [5] yes
Ashmill Streetland 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 [6] [7] yes
Baker Street after Edward Baker, friend and business partner of the Portman family [8] [9] yes
Balcombe Streetmaybe an early corruption of Batcombe, Dorset, in line with other Dorset-linked street names [10] yes
Bell Streetformerly Bell Lane, it runs through the former Bell Field, possibly named for a former inn of this name on Edgware Road [11] [12] no
Bendall Mewsafter Sir Talbot Hastings Bendall Baker, brother of Edward Baker, friend and business partner of the Portman family [13] [9] yes
Bernhardt Crescentunknown
Blandford Squareafter Blandford Forum, Dorset, where the local Portman family had a seat [14] [10] yes
Boldero Placeas this area was formerly home to the warehouses of the firm Spencer, Turner & Boldero [15] yes
Boscobel Streetafter 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 [16] [17] no
Boston Placethe land here was formerly called Boston Field [16] [17] yes
Broadley Street and Broadley Terracethis land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Broadley Wood, Dorset where they owned land; it was Earl Street [18] [10] yes
Burne Streetafter one Mr Burne, who purchased land here in 1792 [19] yes
Capland Streetland formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Capland, Somerset where they owned land [20] [10] yes
Casey Closeunknown
Chagford Streetafter 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 [21] [22] yes
Church Street after the nearby St Mary on Paddington Green Church [23] [24] no
Clifton Courtpossibly after Clifton, Bristol [25]
Corlett Streetprobably after Hubert C Corlette, Victorian-era artist and local resident [26] yes
Cosway Streetafter Richard Cosway, Regency-era painter [27] [28] yes
Cunningham Placethis land was formerly owned by Harrow School; this street was named for Reverend John William Cunningham, a governor of the school in the 1810s [1] [2] yes
Daventry StreetSouth was Union Street; north was William Street. unknown [29]
Dorset Close and Dorset Square this land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Dorset where they owned land [30] [31] yes
Edgware Road as it leads to Edgware, Middlesex [32] [33] no
Fisherton StreetBroadley 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 [34] [35] yes
Frampton Streetafter the sculptor and local resident George Frampton [36] [37] yes
Gateforth Streetalmost certainly for Gateforth in Yorkshire, why so named (in 1914) in unknown [38]
George Peabody Courtafter George Peabody, American philanthropistyes
Glentworth Streetafter Edmund Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick (Lord Glentworth), 18th and 19th century politician and local resident [39] [40] yes
Great Central Streetafter the adjacent Marylebone railway station, originally the terminus of the Great Central Railway [41] no
Grendon Streetthis 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 [42] yes
Grove Gardensafter Lisson Groveno
Harewood Avenue and Harewood Rowthis 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 [43] [44] yes
Harrow Streetland formerly owned by Harrow School yes
Hatton Row and Hatton Streetthought to be after a local builder of this name [45] yes
Hayes Placeafter the developer of this street Francis Hay, who lived in Hayes, Middlesex [46] [47] yes
Henderson Driveunknown, made for Wharncliffe Gardens Estate
Highworth Streetunknown, land formerly owned by Harrow School
Huntsworth Mewsthis land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Huntsworth, Somerset where they owned land [20] [10] yes
Ivor Placeunknown; formerly Upper Park Place [48]
Jerome Crescentunknown, medieval ownership was shared with Grendon Street
Lilestone Streetafter the former manor of Lilestone which covered this area [49] no
Linhope Streetunknown [50]
Lisson Grove and Lisson Streetcorruption 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 [51] [52] no (probably)
Lodge Roadas it leads to the Hanover Lodge in Regent's Park [53] no
Lorne Closeafter the John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (the Marquess of Lorne), husband of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria [54] yes
Luton Streetunknown [2]
Lyons Placethis land was formerly owned by Harrow School; this street was named for the school's founder John Lyon [55] [2] 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] [58] [59] yes, indirectly
Mallory Streetland 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 [60] yes
Melcombe Place and Melcombe Streetthis land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Melcombe, Somerset where they owned land [61] [10] yes
Miles Place/Miles Buildingsunknown
Mulready Streetafter 18th and 19th century artist William Mulready [62] [63] yes
North Bankafter a former crescent of villas of this name, demolished to build the adjacent railway lines in the 1890s [64] no
Northwick Close and Northwick Terracethis 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 [65] [2] yes
Oak Tree Roadafter former land nearby called Oak Tree Field [66] [67] no
Orchardson Streetafter Victorian era artist and local resident William Quiller Orchardson [68] [69] yes
Palgrave Gardensunknown, street post-dates 1900
Park Roadafter the adjacent Regent's Park [70] no
Paveley Streetthis 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) [71] yes
Penfold Place and Penfold Streetafter Rev. George Penfold, vicar of several local churches in the early 1800s [72] [73] yes
Plympton Place and Plympton Streetafter 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 [74] yes
Pollitt Driveunknown, street post-dates 1900
Portman Gateland formerly owned by the Portman estate [10] yes
Ranston Streetfor the Baker family, assistants of local landowners the Portmans, who owned land in Ranston, Dorset [13] [9] yes
Rossmore Close and Rossmore Roadthis land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; they owned a property called Rossmore [75] [10] yes
St John's Wood Roadthis land was in Medieval times owned by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem [76] [77] yes
Salisbury StreetBroadley 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 [78] [79] yes
Samford Streetunknown [79]
Shroton Streetfor the Baker family, assistants of local landowners the Portmans, who owned land in Shroton, Dorset [13] [9] yes
Siddons Laneafter 19th century actress Sarah Siddons, who lived nearby at Clarence Gate [13] [80] yes
Stalbridge Streetfor the Baker family, assistants of local landowners the Portmans, who owned land in Stalbridge, Dorset [13] [9] yes
Swain Streetunknown, street post-dates 1900
Taunton Mews and Taunton Placethis land was formerly owned by the Portman estate; this street is named for Taunton, Somerset where they owned land [81] [10] yes
Tresham Crescentland 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 [60] yes
Venables Streetnamed for Revered Edward Veneable, vicar of the nearby Christ Church, Bell Street [82] [83] yes
Victoria Passagelikely after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdomyes
Whitehaven StreetBroadley 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 [78] [84] yes

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