Origins of London Street Names - Places beginning with A

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Abchurch Lane
City, 15, Lombard Street. (EC4) According to Stow, this street derived its name from... more »
Abingdon Street
Westminster, 7, Old Palace Yard. (SW1) Some say the name was derived from Mary Abingdon,... more »
Adam Street
Strand, No. 73. (WC2) Named after the brothers Adam, who built it. Becket, the bookseller,... more »
Adam and Eve Court
140 Oxford Street. (W1) Named from the arms of the Fruiterers' Company.... more »
Addison Road
Kensington. (W14) Named after Joseph Addison, who lived at Holland House after his marriage with... more »
Addle Street
City, 43, Wood Street. (EC2) Said to take its name from King Adlestan the Saxon.... more »
Adelaide Street
449, Strand. (WC2) Both are said to have been named from the Queen of William... more »
Adelphi
Strand. (WC2) Named from its architects, the four brothers Adam ( brother) . In the... more »
Adelphi Vaults
Strand. (WC2) Named from the Adelphi. Built as foundations to bring the Adelphi level with... more »
Adelphi Hotel
(WC2) 1 to 4, John Street, Adelphi (formerly Osborn's) . Crabbe, the poet, and his... more »
Air Street
18, Piccadilly. (W1) Origin of the name unknown, but as it appears the street was... more »
Albany
Piccadilly. (W1) This most comfortable and well-regulated set of chambers, now known as The Albany,... more »
Albany Street
Regent's Park. (NW1) Probably named after the Scottish dukedom of Albany.... more »
Albemarle Street
62, Piccadilly. (W1) Named from Christopher, second Duke of Albemarle. Here lived, at one time,... more »
Aldermanbury
City. (EC2) Is supposed to have received its name as being near the "bury" or... more »
Aldermanbury Postern
City. (EC2) Is a continuation northward of Aldermanbury, extending from London Wall to Fore Street.... more »
Aldersgate Street
City. (EC1) "Aeldresgate, or Aldersgate, so called not of Aldrich or of Elders, that is... more »
Aldford Street
Park Lane. (W1) (Circa 1734) Was named Chapel Street (from Grosvenor Chapel) until 1886. Part... more »
Aldgate
City. Leadenhall Street. (E1) Derives its name from one of the principal gates of the... more »
Amen Corner
City, 36, Paternoster Row. (EC4) Derives its name from its contiguity to the old Cathedral... more »
Ampthill Square
138, Hampstead Road. (NW1) Said to be named after Ampthill Park, a Bedfordshire seat of... more »
Appletree Yard
Westminster, St. James's Square. (SW1) Formerly part of St. James's Fields, which were famous for... more »
Argyll Street
Regent Street. (W1) Here lived George, Lord Lyttelton, author of the History of Henry the... more »
Arlington Road
Camden Town, 36, Mornington Crescent. (NW1) In this road is said to have died Charles... more »
Arlington Street
157, Piccadilly. (SW1) Derives its name from Henry Bennett, Earl of Arlington, a member of... more »
Arundel Street
187, Strand. (WC2) Said to have derived its name from the Earls of Arundel. Formerly... more »
Arundell Street
12, Coventry Street. (W1) Also named from the Earls of Arundel.... more »
Ashburnham Road
Chelsea. (SW10) Named after Ashburnham House, which was built in 1747 by Dr. Benjamin Hoadley,... more »
Audley Square
South Audley Street. (W1) Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister 1809-12, was born here in 1762. He... more »
Austin Friars
City, 70, Old Broad Street. (EC2) Here formerly stood a Priory of Mendicant, or Begging,... more »
Ave Maria Lane
City, 16, Ludgate Hill. (EC4) Noted, like Paternoster Row, for its booksellers, and, like it,... more »
Aylesbury Street
Finsbury. (EC1) Covers the site of the mansion and gardens of Aylesbury House, which in... more »

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