The Medieval Tube Map: Tube Stop Names In Medieval Times? [3202 x 2040]

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Link: The Medieval Tube Map | Londonist

 

...Where applicable, we've favoured spellings used in the Domesday survey of 1086. Elsewhere, we've taken the earliest recorded version of a place name. Many stops on the tube map didn't exist as a dwelling place, but were open fields, woodland or meadow during the Middle Ages. In such cases, we've taken the name of the land owner, or a nearby geographical feature such as a river or hill. We managed to find something convincing for the vast majority of locations. The astute reader, however, will find the occasional difficult fit....

 

Posted on LondonList.COM: 8^th December 2014