This is a list of the etymology of street names in the London district of Fitzrovia. The following utilises the generally accepted boundaries of Fitzrovia viz. Euston Road to the north, Tottenham Court Road to the east, Oxford Street to the south and Great Portland Street to the west.
Adam and Eve Court – from the former Adam and Eve tavern near hereFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p2Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p42 Bedford Passage – after the Bedford family, local landownersBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p15 Berners Mews, Berners Place and Berners Street – after local 17th–18th-century landowners the Berners familyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p29Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p45 Bolsover Street – after local landowners the dukes of Portland, Barons of BolsoverFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p35Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p51 Booth's Place – after local 18th-century landowner Joseph BoothFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p36Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p52 Bourlet Close – after Bourlet's, fine art agents formerly based hereBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p53 Bromley Place Bywell Place Candover Street – after Candover in Hampshire, where local landowners dukes of Portland owned landFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p56Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p70 Carburton Street – after Carburton, Nottinghamshire, where local landowners dukes of Portland owned landFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p58Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p72 Charlotte Mews, Charlotte Place and Charlotte Street – after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George IIIFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p74Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p81 Chitty Street – after the Victorian-era local resident and law writer Joseph ChittyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p68Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p86 Cleveland Mews and Cleveland Street – after Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, founder of the house of the Fitzroy family, local landownersBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p90-1 Clipstone Mews and Clipstone Street – after Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, where local landowners dukes of Portland owned landBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p91 Colville Place – after its 18th-century builder John Colvill (or Colville)Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p79Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p145 Conway Mews and Conway Street – after Isabella FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, Baroness Conway, part of the local landowning Fitzroy familyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p159Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p132-3 Cypress Place – by association with the nearby Maple StreetBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p107 Eastcastle Street – after the former nearby pub The Castle; it was formerly Little Castle StreetFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p141Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p120 Euston Road – after the earl of Euston, son of the duke of Grafton, local landowners when the road was built in the 1760sFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p113 Evelyn Yard – built by the local Evelyn family in the 18th centuryBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p271-2 Fitzroy Court, Fitzroy Mews, Fitzroy Square and Fitzroy Street – after the Fitzroy family, dukes of Grafton, who owned much of this landFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p120 Foley Street – after Lord Foley, local resident of the 18th-19th centuriesFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p122Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p134 Goodge Place and Goodge Street – after John Goodge, local landowner in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p137 Gosfield Street – unknownBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p146 Grafton Mews and Grafton Way – after local landowners the dukes of GraftonFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p139 Great Castle Street – after the former nearby pub The CastleBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p141 Great Portland Street – after the Dukes of Portland, who owned much of this land following the marriage of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland to heiress Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland in 1734Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p252Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p260 Great Titchfield Street and Little Titchfield Street – after Titchfield, Hampshire, where local landowners dukes of Portland owned landFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p34Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p153 Greenwell Street – after the locally prominent Greenwell familyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p144Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p154-5 Gresse Street – built by the Swiss local resident Peter Gaspard Gresse in the 1760sFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, 145Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p155 Hanson Street – after a nearby hospital, opening by Lord Mayor Sir Reginald Hanson in 1887Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p152Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p162 Hanway Place and Hanway Street – after Thomas Hanway, commissioner with the navy, who owned this land in the early 18th century Hertford Place – after Isabella FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, Marchioness of Hertford, part of the local landowning Fitzroy family Howland Mews East and Howland Street – after Elizabeth Howland, who married Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, local landownerFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p166Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p179 Kirkman Place – after local 18th-century brewer and property developer Joseph KirkmanBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p192 Maple Place and Maple Street – after local Victorian-era councillor John MapleFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p206Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p212 Margaret Court and Margaret Street – after Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, daughter of local landowner Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Market Court and Market Place – after the Oxford Market, opened here in 1732Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p207Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p213 Marylebone Passage – from a church dedicated to St Mary, represented now by St Marylebone Parish Church (1817); the original church was built on the bank of a small stream or "bourne", called the Tybourne or Tyburn."Maryburne rill", in Harrison's Description of England 1586, noted by Henry Benjamin Wheatley and Peter Cunningham, London Past and Present: its history, associations, and traditions, Volume 2, p. 509. This stream rose further north in what is now Swiss Cottage, eventually running along what is now Marylebone Lane, which preserves its curve within the grid pattern. The church and the surrounding area later became known as St Mary at the Bourne which, over time, became shortened to its present form, Marylebone.Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p215-6 Middleton Place Mortimer Street – after Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, who inherited the estate via his marriage to Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer in 1713Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p295Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p347 Nassau Street – after the House of Nassau, who had local connections and married into the Georgian royal familyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p222Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p229 New Cavendish Street – after Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Viscount Mansfield, Baron Ogle, father-in-law of local landowner Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl MortimerFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p232Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p76-7 Newman Passage, Newman Street and Newman Yard – after Newman Hall in Quendon, Essex, owned by local property owner William Berners Northcourt – named in 1776 for the Prime Minister Lord NorthBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p234 Ogle Street – after Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Viscount Mansfield, Baron Ogle, father-in-law of local landowner Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl MortimerBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p235 Oxford Street – after Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer who owned much of the local estate; prior to this it was known as Tyburn Road, as it led to the Tyburn gibbet at what is now Marble ArchFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p237Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p245 Pearson Square Percy Mews, Percy Passage and Percy Street – after either Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, changing his name from ‘Smithson’ to ‘Percy’ following his marriage to Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, landownerFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p245 or the Percy Coffee House formerly located here in the 18th centuryBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p252 Queen's Yard – Rathbone Place and Rathbone Street – after Thomas Rathbone, local 18th-century builderFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p262 Richardson's Mews Riding House Street – unknown, presumably for a local riding school; it was formerly Riding House LaneFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p266Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p276 St Giles Circus, St Giles High Street and St Giles Passage – after St Giles Hospital, a leper hospital founded by Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I in 1117. St Giles was an 8th-century hermit in Provence who was crippled in a hunting accident and later became patron saint of cripples and lepers. Circus is a British term for a road junctionFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p278Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p286 Scala Street – after the Scala theatre which formerly stood hereFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p288Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p296 Stephen Mews and Stephen Street – after Stephen Lemaistre, business partner of local resident Peter Gaspard Gresse in the 1760sFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p304