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How The London Boroughs Got Their Names.

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 31 Jul 2017 16:33

Richmond, Surrey goes further back than Westminster

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Kense

Kense Report 31 Jul 2017 16:04

The Yorkshire Richmond means "strong hill" which is what the article says and agrees with the Richmond on-line web site which says:

"The market town of Richmond - from the Norman French 'riche-monte' meaning 'strong hill' - grew up around the Norman Castle which still dominates the town today"


It seems that the Liverpool Kensington is fairly recent, first recorded mention in 1804, and probably got its name from the London one.

http://www.liverpoolcityregion.uk/the-history-of-liverpool.html

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 31 Jul 2017 12:19

How genuine do you think these facts are, Mr M?

I ask because there is a Kensington in Liverpool and a nice centuries-old town called Richmond in Yorkshire.

I can't imagine the Mr whomever, apparently responsible for the London Kensington, had that quick a bike. ;-)

Having written that, I have no idea where the two northern names originated

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 31 Jul 2017 10:13

:-D :-D

Researching:
Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 31 Jul 2017 09:40

http://londonist.com/2013/07/how-the-london-boroughs-got-their-names