What's in a Name?: Origins of Station Names on the London Underground - Cyril M. Harris

Hmmmm, I realise that I have no category for "factual" - what does that reveal about my reading?

A smashing little book, passed on to me by my dad on his last visit to The Smoke, which gives the origin of the name of each station on the London Underground network, from Acton Town ("...recorded as Acton(e) in 1181 and the name is derived from the Old English ac, 'oak' and tun, 'farm' - meaning 'the farm by the oak trees'.") to Woodside Park - and with the DLR tacked on as an appendix. Where relevant there's a snippet about the name(s) considered and eventually selected for each station, together with date(s) when the station was first used by Underground trains.

All within 5 to 10 lines of text in this pocket size paperback.

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What's in a Name?: Origins of Station Names on the London Underground - Cyril M. Harris