londonist.com Northolt The town was originally known as Northala, a name rejuvenated by the modern Northala Fields (pictured above). Both the hala and holt refer to woodland, with the 'North' simply a compass direction. Southall plays on t…

londonist.com Our series on London etymology continues with a look at the stations of the Central line. Find out how your local station got its name. See also Northern, Victoria. West Ruislip, Ruislip Gardens and South Ruislip Ruislip, pro…

londonist.com City of Westminster The name relates to the famous Abbey — 'mynster' being Old English for a church. The 'West' part simply denotes it as west of the ancient City, and its great church of St Paul. In Anglo Saxon and early Nor…

londonist.com Wandsworth Wandsworth takes its name from the River Wandle, which remains one of the delights of the borough. The Wandle got its name from an Anglo Saxon called Waendel, who owned land round here. ◆単語の意味 - ↓↓↓ ◆訳してみる…

londonist.com Waltham Forest Waltham Forest is an ancient name for what we now call Epping Forest. Waltham meant 'forest estate'. The borough contains Walthamstow, which was originally called Wilcumestowe (meaning welcome place), but gradu…

londonist.com Sutton Recorded as Sudtone in Domesday Book, the name translates roughly as 'south farm'. Tower Hamlets Predictably, the name refers to the hamlets and villages closest to the Tower of London. Despite having the whiff of a mo…

londonist.com Southwark This ancient part of London was settled by the Romans. Early records call it Suthriganaweorc or Suthringa geweorche, meaning 'the defensive works of the men of the south' (i.e. Surrey). ◆単語の意味 settle 定住する ↓…

londonist.com Richmond upon Thames Another relatively recent coinage (well, around 1500), Richmond took its name from the now-vanished Richmond Palace, built on the river by Henry VII. His former title was Earl of Richmond, relating to the…

londonist.com Redbridge Quite simply, named for a red bridge which bestrode the River Roding from the 17th century, until it was knocked down for road improvement in 1922. Here's the modern replacement. ◆単語の意味 bestrode またぐ、またが…