Category: TUM

Bounds Green

Bounds Green is an area in the London Borough of Haringey with a station on the Piccadilly Line.

Barons Court

Barons Court station serves the District and Piccadilly lines.

Bellingham

Bellingham, which means ’the water-meadow belonging to Beora’s people’, was built between 1920 and 1936; about 2666 houses and flats were built and interspersed with open spaces and trees.

Elephant and Castle

One thing Elephant and Castle is not named after is ‘La Infanta de Castilla’, seemingly referring to a series of Spanish princesses such as Eleanor of Castile and María, the daughter of Philip III of Spain. However, Eleanor of Castile was not an infanta – the term only appeared in English about 1600. María has …

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Hounslow West

Hounslow West was once the terminus of the London Underground Hounslow branch.

Gants Hill

Gants Hill is an area of Ilford within the London Borough of Redbridge, 15 km northeast of Charing Cross.

Harlesden

Harlesden – reggae capital of London

Stonebridge Park

Stonebridge Park is an area of north London in the London Borough of Brent.

Wembley Central

Wembley Central is an interchange station on the West Coast Main Line with the London Overground and the Bakerloo Line of the London Underground.

North Wembley

North Wembley is an area of the London Borough of Brent, location of the Sudbury Court Estate.