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by riffraff 72 days ago
The "odd" location names in London are a fun plot point in Garman's "neverwhere" novel, tho he focuses on tube stops (black friars, shepherd's bush, kings cross etc).

I like those but IME most people have no clue what old names mean, they are just sounds associated with a place most of the time.

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