The derivations of London boroughs’

names in spite of the march of its history.

Ekaterina Kotova

7 “A” form

School № 10

The aim of the project is to study the London boroughs’ names, their origins and the facts of history dealing with

the boroughs derivations , to classify boroughs’ names

according their derivations.

A letter from LondonDear KatyaPlease find attached link it should hopefully answer your questions. Best RegardsKathy Smith http://www.merton.gov.uk/leisure/history-heritage/makingmerton.htm Merton Local Studies Centre, Libraries & Community Learning, Community & Housing Dept. London Borough of Merton.

Tel:  020 8545 3239 Fax: 020 8545 4037

Open: Mon - Fri 9.30 - 7.00           Weds 9.30 - 1.00           Sat 9.30 - 5.00 E-mail: local.studies@merton.gov.uk

A letter from LondonDear Katya There are 33 London Boroughs Brent , Barnet , Camden , Westminster , Kensington & Chelsea ,

Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing, Harrow , Barking & Dagenham, Bexley , Bromley , City of London ,

Croydon , Enfield , Greenwich ,Hackney , Haringey , Havering , Hillingdon , Hounslow , Islington ,

Kingston upon Thames , Lambeth , Lewisham , Merton, Newham , Redbridge , Richmond upon Thames ,

Southwark , Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth It is worth inputting "place names of Surrey" and "place names of Middlesex" into

Google and having a look at what comes up as most of the London Boroughs were once part of Surrey or Middlesex.  (Possibly a few were part of Kent also.)

 Good luck with the projectYours sincerely,Lucy Tann

LONDONconsists of

33 boroughs

Havering

Barking

Dagenham

Haringey

Enfield

Kensington

Fulham

Wandsworth

Islington

Camden

Ealing

Hounslow

Lewishem

-tun, -don(e), -ham

Lewisham

Old EnglishLeofsa-

(personal name)

-ham(in Modern

English –home)

City of London

Tower Hamlets

Hackney

Merton

Hillingdon

Croydon

Kensington

Sutton

Bromley

Greenwich

Bexley

Barnet

Chelsea

Hillingdon

HillenOld English – a place (hill)

+

( genitive -n ).

doneOld English – done;

Modern English – town.

   Hillendone (old English)

crocus -don(in Modern English – town)

Southwark

Richmond

Waltham Forest

Redbridge

Harrow

Westminster

redbridge

Redbridge

red bridge(a brick bridge

over the River Roding).

KingstonNewham

kingston

Kingston

Kings(In Modern English

–king)

-ton(in Modern English

– town, farmstead)

Lambeth Hammersmith

Hammersmith

Hammer-

(from Old English –hamor)

-smith

(from old English – smiththy)

The name of the goddess

Brentford

3% of all boroughs

Brentford

Brent-

(the name of the goddess: Brigantia)

-ford

(in Modern English -ford)

man's name

area

pieces ofarchitecturehistoricaleventspeople'sactivitygoddess' name