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Origins of London Street Names - Places beginning with D

• Dacre Street

  Westminster. (SW1) Name derived from a Lord Dacre, who owned property here. (Reference: Jesse's London,... more »
  
  

• Danvers Street

  Chelsea. (SW3) Stands on the site of a house and garden once belonging to Sir... more »
  
  

• Dartmouth Street

  Westminster. (SW1) So called out of compliment to William Legge, Earl of Dartmouth (the annotator... more »
  
  

• Davies Street

  30, Berkeley Square. (W1) Takes its name either from Miss Mary Davies, who is said... more »
  
  

• Dean Street

  Soho. 89, Oxford Street. (W1) Named in compliment to Bishop Compton, Dean of St. Paul's.... more »
  
  

• Deans Yard

  4, The Sanctuary, Westminster. (SW1) In Dean's Yard Mrs. Barbara Charlotte Lenox, daughter of General... more »
  
  

• Denmark Place

  138, Charing Cross Road. (WC2) This was once Dudley Court, and the house here with... more »
  
  

• Desborough Street

  Harrow Road. (W2) Named from Desborough, the residence of John Desborough (or Desbrowe) , Oliver... more »
  
  

• Devereux Court

  213, Strand. (WC2) Derives its name from the mansion of the ill-fated Thomas Devereux, Earl... more »
  
  

• Devonshire Court

  Bishopsgate. (EC2) Derives its name from having been the site of the London residence of... more »
  
  

• Devonshire Square

  Bishopsgate. (EC2) Named from the Earls of Devonshire having lived here in a mansion previously... more »
  
  

• Devonshire Street

  Bishopsgate. (EC2) This occupies what was originally a single house, with pleasure-gardens, bowling-greens, etc., formed... more »
  
  

• Devonshire Terrace

  Marylebone. (W1) Named after the Dukes of Devonshire. Here Charles Dickens once resided.... more »
  
  

• Dorrington Street

  Holborn. (EC1) Here resided Carey, the composer of "Sally in our Alley." (Reference: Jesse's London,... more »
  
  

• Dorset Court

  Salisbury Square, Fleet Street. (EC4) Here the great philosopher John Locke resided in 1689, and... more »
  
  

• Doughty Street

  Holborn. (WC1) Here Charles Dickens lived in the earlier days of his popularity, when as... more »
  
  

• Dover Street

  68 Piccadilly. (W1) Derives its name from having been built on the property of Henry... more »
  
  

• Dowgate

  City. (EC4) An ancient wharf, or port of the Saxons. (Reference: Jesse's London, vol. II,... more »
  
  

• Down Street

  Piccadilly. (W1) On the site of this street stood Mr. Deane's school, where Pope was... more »
  
  

• Downing Street

  Whitehall. (SW1) Derives its name from Sir George Downing, Secretary to the Treasury in the... more »
  
  

• Drury Lane

  Aldwych. (WC2) Originally Via de Aldwych, indicating a small dependency of Saxon London, Drury Lane... more »
  
  

• Duke Street

  City, Aldgate. (EC3) Originally Duke's Place; much inhabited by Jews, whom Oliver Cromwell allowed to... more »
  
  

• Durham House Street

  64, Strand. (WC2) Takes its name from the ancient pile called Durham House, or Palace,... more »