Origin of Placenames in Peckham and Nunhead
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1848682247
ISBN-13
9781848682245
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 15th, 2010
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
402 grams
Dimensions
34.80 x 23.40 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
London, Greater LondonLocal history
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This book offers an engaging catalogue of local place names and their history and covers the origin of pub names and local shops.
Dulwich means the meadow where dill grows, while Peckham means village by a hill - probably Nunhead Hill. Nunhead is a local name with particularly gruesome origins. At first Nonehead, Elizabethan England recorded this name after a Mother Superior was beheaded for opposing Henry VIII''s pitiless sacking of the monasteries. Her severed head was placed on a pike for public view at Nunhead Green. King John was believed to have killed a stag while hunting in Peckham; hence the King John pub in Peckham High Street. Origin of Place Names in Peckham and Nunhead offers a fascinating and compelling insight into the names of Peckham and Nunhead''s most famous streets and places. This is a must have book for anyone with an interest in local history.
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