Origin of Placenames in Peckham and Nunhead EPUB
by John D. Beasley
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Dulwich means the meadow where dill growsA", while Peckham means village by a hill - probably Nunhead Hill.
Nunhead is a local name with particularly gruesome origins.
At first NoneheadA", 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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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/05/2010
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- ISBN:9781445629841
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Amberley Publishing
- Publication Date:15/05/2010
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- ISBN:9781445629841