Origins of London Street Names - Places beginning with S

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Saffron Hill
Clerkenwell. (EC1) Derives its name from the crops of saffron which it bore. This hill,... more »
St. Annes Lane
Westminster, 30, Great Peter Street. (SW1) Named from the Chapel of the Mother of Our... more »
St. George Street
Stepney. (E1) Formerly the notorious Ratcliffe Highway. The name of Ratcliffe was derived from a... more »
St. Helens Place
City, 58, Bishopsgate. (EC3) "In 1799 the old hall of the Priory of St. Helen's... more »
St. Jamess Court
Buckingham Gate. (SW1) Formerly James Street. At No. ii lived Richard Glover, author of Leonidas,... more »
St. Jamess Park
Westminster. (SW1) Was originally no more than a small field attached to the Hospital of... more »
St. Jamess Place
Westminster. (SW1) Built in 1694. The houses remain nearly the same as they were in... more »
St. Jamess Square
Westminster. (SW1) Dates from the days of Charles II. It was commenced about the year... more »
St. Jamess Street
161, Piccadilly. (SW1) This street is known all over Europe for its clubs. In 1670... more »
St. Johns Gate
Clerkenwell. (EC1) Formerly a gate of the ancient Priory of St. John of Jerusalem. Except... more »
St. Johns Lane
Finsbury, Clerkenwell. (EC1) Here are the remains of an Elizabethan house, with the sign of... more »
St. Johns Street
Finsbury, West Smithfield. (EC1) Here stood the ancient Hospital or Priory of the Knights of... more »
St. Martins Lane
Trafalgar Square. (WC2) Converted from a country lane into a street early in the seventeenth... more »
St. Martins Street
Leicester Square. (WC2) Sir Isaac Newton lived here in 1717. (Reference: Timbs's Curiosities of London,... more »
St. Mary Axe
City, 116, Leadenhall Street. (EC3) This street derived its particular designation of St. Mary Axe... more »
St. Michaels Alley
City, 42, Cornhill. (EC3) So called from St. Michael's Church, the tower of which is... more »
St. Pancras
(NW1) Originally a solitary village in the fields north of London, and one mile from... more »
St. Pauls Cathedral
City. (EC4) A church has stood on this site since far back into Saxon times.... more »
Salisbury Court
City, 81, Fleet Street. (EC4) Here Samuel Richardson, the printer and novelist, spent the greater... more »
Sanctuary
Westminster. (SW1) When the monasteries were dissolved in 1540, Westminster retained the right of Sanctuary,... more »
Sardinia Street
Kingsway. (WC2) Formerly called Duke Street. It contains some very old houses, and a Roman... more »
Savile Row
Burlington Gardens. (W1) Famous for its upmarket tailors. Takes its name from Dorothy Savile, daughter... more »
Savoy Street
125, Strand. (WC2) Takes its name from Peter, Earl of Savoy,. who built a large... more »
Scotland Yard
(Great, and New) Westminster. (SW1) At one time an appendage to the royal palace of... more »
Seething Lane
City, 53, Great Tower Street. (EC3) . Anciently called Sidon Lane. Pepys was for many... more »
Serjeants Inn
City, 49, Fleet Street. (EC4) Was formerly an Inn of Court; the handsome offices were... more »
Serle Street
Lincoln's Inn. (WC2) Named from Henry Serle, who acquired this property in the time of... more »
Sermon Lane
City, 13, Carter Lane. (EC4) A corruption of Sheremoniers Lane. According to Stow, "Sheremonyars" were... more »
Seven Dials
(WC2) Now mostly cleared away to make room for Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue.... more »
Seven Sisters Road
Holloway. (N7) Said to have been named from seven trees which were planted by seven... more »
Shad Well
Stepney. (E1) Said to have derived its name from a fine spring (probably called shady... more »
Shaftesbury Avenue
Piccadilly Circus. (W1) Opened in 1885, has obliterated (amongst other ancient thoroughfares) Monmouth Street, named... more »
Shepherds Market
Mayfair. (W1) Named after its builder, Edward Shepherd. Duck-hunting was once one of the low... more »
Shepherdess Walk
Hoxton. (N1) In the early part of the nineteenth century the "Eagle" Tavern at the... more »
Shoe Lane
City, 128, Fleet Street. (EC4) Opposite the entrance to Shoe Lane formerly stood one of... more »
Shoreditch
(E1) Anciently a retired village situated on the old Roman highway leading into London. It... more »
Shorts Gardens
Holborn, 15, Drury Lane. (WC2) So called from Dudley Short, who had a mansion here... more »
Sidney Place
Leicester Square. (W1) Formerly called Sydney Alley, and so named from the illustrious family of... more »
Sidney Street
Chelsea. (SW1) At St. Luke's Church in this street Dickens was married to Catherine Hogarth... more »
Silver Street
City, 81, Wood Street. (EC2) Stow says: "Is so called on account of silversmiths residing... more »
Sloane Street
Chelsea, 125, Knightsbridge. (SW1) Named after Sir Hans Sloane, Lord of the Manor of Chelsea... more »
Smith Street
Chelsea, 69, King's Road. (SW3) Named after its builder. The southern part was formerly known... more »
Smithfield
City. (EC1) The origin of this name is unknown; some have derived it from smooth... more »
Snow Hill
City, Holborn Viaduct. (EC1) On Snow Hill formerly stood one of the City conduits. Anciently... more »
Soho Square
Soho Street. (W1) "So-ho!" or "So-how! "-an old hunting or coursing cry in use to... more »
Somerset House
Strand. (WC2) According to Stow, the Bishops of Worcester had their town house here in... more »
South Street
Park Lane. (W1) At No. 39 lived the Minister Lord Melbourne; and at No. 23... more »
South Audley Street
Grosvenor Square. (W1) Takes its name from Hugh Audley, the owner of some land in... more »
South Moulton Street
373, Oxford Street. (W1) On the wall of No. 36 is an inscription: "This is... more »
Southampton Row
121, High Holborn. (WC1) The space between Southampton Row and Montague Street was formerly occupied... more »
Southampton Street
379, Strand. (WC2) So called in compliment to Lady Rachel Russell, daughter of Thomas Wriothesley,... more »
Southwark Cathedral
John Gower, one of the earliest benefactors of the Church, lies buried here. Stow writes... more »
Spitalfields
(E1) . Derives its name from the priory of St. Mary Spital, founded in 1197.... more »
Spring Gardens
49, Charing Cross. (SW1) For long the centre and mainspring of London civic business, Spring... more »
Stadium Street
Chelsea. (SW10) Named after Cremorne House when it was used as a national club, and... more »
Stafford Place
Westminster, 13, Palace Street. (SW1) Built on the site of the gardens of Tart Hall,... more »
Staple Inn
2, Holborn Bars. (WC1) Believed to derive its name from having been originally an inn... more »
Stationers Hall Court
City, 28, Ludgate Hill. (EC4) Stationers' Hall gives its name to the Court. The Stationers'... more »
Stepney
(E1) Maitland says Stepney derives its name from the Saxon Manor of Stebenhythe.... more »
Stoke Newington
(N) Said to mean the new town in the meadow by the wood. The word... more »
Stoney Street
Borough, 20, Southwark Street. (SE1) "Was probably the continuation of the Watling Street road. This... more »
Storeys Gate
Westminster, I, Great George Street. (SW1) Named from Edward Storey, who constructed the decoys in... more »
Strand
Westminster. (WC2) The name of the Strand is clearly of Saxon origin. It is recorded... more »
Stratton Street
Piccadilly. (W1) Name derived from John, Lord Berkeley of Stratton. No. 1, the large mansion... more »
Suffolk Place
2, Haymarket. (SW1) Stands on part of the site of Suffolk House, this, we presume,... more »
Suffolk Street
4, Pall Mall East. (SW1) Named from being built on the site of Suffolk Place,... more »
Surrey Street
171, Strand. (WC2) Stands on the site of Arundel House, the residence of the Earls... more »
Swallow Place and Passage
255, Oxford Street. (W1) Recalls Swallow Street, which was cleared away to make Regent Street... more »
Swan Walk
Chelsea, 67, Royal Hospital Road. (SW3) In which the name of the "Swan "Tavern is... more »