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Origin of Placenames in Peckham and Nunhead
John D. Beasley
出版Amberley Publishing Limited, 2010-05-15
主題Photography / Subjects & Themes / RegionalHistory / General
ISBN14456298449781445629841
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ERqoAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.