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Marylebone


(W1) Corrupted from St. Mary-on-the-Bourne, or, rather, St. Mary-on-the-River, bourne being the Saxon name for a river. It may be mentioned that in the theatre of the old Marylebone Gardens Charles Dibdin and Bannister made their debuts. (Reference: Jesse's London, vol. I, p. 47)

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