Cockspur Street is possibly after the cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights.
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Holders Hill Circus, NW7
Holders Hill Circus has long been the junction of Dollis Road, Bittacy Hill and Holders Hill Road.
Waterloo Road, SE1
Waterloo Road is the main road in the Waterloo area straddling the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.
Downing Street, SW1A
Downing Street has been the home of British Prime Minsters since the eighteenth century.
Kingsway, N12
Kingsway forms the lower part of the North Finchley triangle.
Torquay Street, W2
Torquay Street underwent name changes and building changes.
Totteridge Lane, N20
An east-west route existed by the early 18th century – the portion from Totteridge to Whetstone being called Totteridge Lane by 1651
Wardour Street, W1F
Wardour Street is a street that runs north from Leicester Square, through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street.
Borough High Street, SE1
Borough High Street was the Roman ’Stane Street’.
Granville Road, N12
Granville Road connects the High Road with Ballards Lane.