List of eponymous roads in London

The following is a list of eponymous roads in London.

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Road	Borough	Named after	Comments	Coordinates
Adler Street	Tower Hamlets	Nathan Marcus Adler	Chief Rabbi of Great Britain 1845–1890	51.5157°N 0.0674°W / 51.5157; -0.0674 (Adler Street)
Albemarle Street	Westminster	Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle	Previous owner of the property on which the road was built in 1683-4	51.5091°N 0.1421°W / 51.5091; -0.1421 (Albemarle Street)
Albert Embankment	Lambeth	Prince Albert	Consort of Queen Victoria. The Embankment was built between 1866 and 1869, under the direction of Joseph Bazalgette	51.4910°N 0.1225°W / 51.4910; -0.1225 (Albert Embankment)
Baker Street	Westminster	William Baker	Builder who laid the street out in the eighteenth century	51.5200°N 0.1566°W / 51.5200; -0.1566 (Baker Street)
Bedford Square	Camden	Dukes of Bedford	All named after the Dukes of Bedford on whose land they were built Much of the area is still owned by the Bedford Estate. Other examples include Bedford Row, Bedford Avenue, Bedford Street, and Bedford Place.	51.5187°N 0.1309°W / 51.5187; -0.1309 (Bedford Square)
Black Prince Road	Lambeth	Edward, the Black Prince	Son of King Edward III	51.4920°N 0.1200°W / 51.4920; -0.1200 (Black Prince Road)
Bond Street	Westminster	Sir Thomas Bond	Property developer of Bond Street, Dover Street and Albemarle Street, from 1683	51.5126°N 0.1448°W / 51.5126; -0.1448 (Bons Street)
Cavendish Square	Westminster	Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer née Henrietta Cavendish Holles	The square and adjoining streets were named after the various relatives of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, and of his son, Edward. Henrietta was Edward's wife	51.5165°N 0.1450°W / 51.5165; -0.1450 (Cavendish Square)
Caxton Street	Westminster	William Caxton	English merchant, diplomat, writer and responsible for the introduction of the printing press to England; the first such press was established in 1476 in Westminster, close to the present road.	51.4986°N 0.1350°W / 51.4986; -0.1350 (Caxton Street)
Charles II Street	Westminster	King Charles II		51.5082°N 0.1325°W / 51.5082; -0.1325 (Charles II Street)
Cumberland Terrace	Camden	Duke of Cumberland	Younger brother of King George IV at the time of the terrace's construction, 1826	51.5322°N 0.1464°W / 51.5322; -0.1464 (Cumberland Terrace)
Dean Bradley Street	Westminster	George Granville Bradley	Dean of Westminster Abbey from 1881.	51.4952°N 0.1269°W / 51.4952; -0.1269 (Dean Bradley Street)
Dean Farrar Street	Westminster	Frederic William Farrar	Sometime canon of Westminster Abbey.	51.4993°N 0.1320°W / 51.4993; -0.1320 (Dean Farrar Street)
Dean Ryle Street	Westminster	Herbert Edward Ryle	Dean of Westminster Abbey from 1911	51.4943°N 0.1268°W / 51.4943; -0.1268 (Dean Ryle Street)
Dorando Close	Hammersmith and Fulham	Dorando Pietri	Famed for finishing first in the marathon 1908 London summer Olympics, but being disqualified for receiving assistance.	51.5132°N 0.2291°W / 51.5132; -0.2291 (Dorando Close)
Downing Street	Westminster	Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet	Built by and named after Downing	51.5032°N 0.1275°W / 51.5032; -0.1275 (Downing Street)
Drury Lane	Westminster	Sir William Drury	Knight of the Garter in Queen Elizabeth's reign	51.5150°N 0.1228°W / 51.5150; -0.1228 (Drury Lane)
Fitzroy Square	Camden	Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton	The square takes its name from the family name of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, into whose ownership the land passed through his marriage. His descendant Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton developed the area during the late 18th and early 19th century.	51.5235°N 0.1404°W / 51.5235; -0.1404 (Fitzroy Square)
Garth Road	Merton	Richard Garth	A Sir Richard Garth became became the owner and Lord of the Manor of Morden just after the Dissolution of the Monasteries and maintained their connection with the parish for the next four centuries, until the manor was sold by another Sir Richard Garth in 1872.	51.3829°N 0.2235°W / 51.3829; -0.2235 (Garth Road)
Goodge Street	Camden	Mr. Goodge	Goodge was a speculative builder of the houses which form the street in the late Eighteenth century.	51.5195°N 0.1352°W / 51.5195; -0.1352 (Goodge Street)
Grosvenor Square	Westminster	The Grosvenor Family - Dukes of Westminster	Owners of the land on which the Square is built. Also Grosvenor Hill, Grosvenor Street.	51.5115°N 0.1514°W / 51.5115; -0.1514 (Grosvenor Square)
Hamilton Road	Merton	Emma Hamilton	Mistress of Horatio Nelson, who owned the estate on which the road was later built. See also Nelson Road.	51.4171°N 0.1914°W / 51.4171; -0.1914 (Hamilton Road)
Hardy Road	Merton	Thomas Hardy	Flag captain of HMS Victory in the time of Horatio Nelson, who owned the estate on which the road was later built. See also Nelson Road.	51.4171°N 0.1903°W / 51.4171; -0.1903 (Hardy Road)
Harley Street	Westminster	Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer	Was the 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer and had one son, Edward Harley	51.5206°N 0.1477°W / 51.5206; -0.1477 (Harley Street)
Hungerford Road	Camden	Edward Hungerford	Also give his name to the Hungerford Bridge and Islington school	51.5500°N 0.1254°W / 51.5500; -0.1254 (Hungerford Road)
Hatton Garden	Camden	Christopher Hatton	Derives its name from the garden of the bishops of Ely, which was given to Hatton by Elizabeth I in 1581, during a vacancy of the see	51.5201°N 0.1084°W / 51.5201; -0.1084 (Hatton Garden)
Jermyn Street	Westminster	Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans	Developed the St. James's area around the year 1667	51.5085°N 0.1365°W / 51.5085; -0.1365 (Jermyn Street)
John Islip Street	Westminster	John Islip	Abbot of the monastery of Westminster at the time of Henry VIII	51.4930°N 0.1275°W / 51.4930; -0.1275 (John Islip Street)
Leicester Square	Westminster	Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester	Owner of the land on which the square is built, from 1630; ordered by the Privy Council to allow public access to the square.	51.5103°N 0.1303°W / 51.5103; -0.1303 (Leicester Square)
Matthew Parker Street	Westminster	Matthew Parker	Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until 1575	51.5002°N 0.1305°W / 51.5002; -0.1305 (Matthew Parker Street)
Milton Street		Mr. Milton	Carpenter and builder who in 1830, at the time of the name change, owned the building lease of the street at the time. The street was previously known as Grub Street	51.5203°N 0.0908°W / 51.5203; -0.0908 (Milton Street)
Mortimer Street	Westminster	Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer	Developer of Cavendish Square in London, and the streets around it, from 1715. Amongst his titles were Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, and Baron Harley of Wigmore Castle	51.5178°N 0.1403°W / 51.5178; -0.1403 (Mortimer Street)
Nelson Road	Merton	Horatio Nelson	Owned the land on which road was later built	51.4171°N 0.1893°W / 51.4171; -0.1893 (Nelson Road)
Northumberland Avenue	Westminster	Dukes of Northumberland	The Avenue was built in the 1870s on the site of Northumberland House, Home of the Dukes of Northumberland	51.5068°N 0.1242°W / 51.5068; -0.1242 (Northumberland Avenue)
Oxford Street	Westminster	Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer	Developer of Cavendish Square in London, and the streets around it, from 1715	51.5136°N 0.1556°W / 51.5136; -0.1556 (Oxford Street)
Portland Place	Westminster	William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland	Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, the daughter of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer inherited his land and property and married into the Portland family	51.3991°N 0.0742°W / 51.3991; -0.0742 (Portland Place)
Queen Anne's Gate	Westminster	Queen Anne	Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1702, and after the Act of Union, Queen of Great Britain until 1714	51.5005°N 0.1330°W / 51.5005; -0.1330 (Queen Anne's Gate)
Regent Street	Westminster	King George IV	Named circa 1811, when George IV was Prince regent	51.5108°N 0.1387°W / 51.5108; -0.1387 (Regent Street)
Rathbone Place	Camden	Captain Rathbone	One Captain Rathbone was the builder of the road and properties thereon, from about 1718	51.5108°N 0.1387°W / 51.5108; -0.1387 (Rathbone Place)
Russell Square	Camden	Dukes of Bedford	Family name of the Dukes of Bedford who owned the land	51.5217°N 0.1261°W / 51.5217; -0.1261 (Russell Square)
Shaftesbury Avenue	Westminster	Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury	Shaftesbury was an active philanthropist, and as a Member of Parliament he was responsible for several reforming acts designed to alleviate the suffering of the poor. The new Avenue replaced slum housing, and was finished in the year of his death, 1886.	51.5120°N 0.1320°W / 51.5120; -0.1320 (Shaftesbury Avenue)
Sloane Square		Hans Sloane
Smith Square	Westminster	Sir James Smith/the Smith Family	Owners of the land on which the square was built, circa 1726	51.4959°N 0.1270°W / 51.4959; -0.1270 (Smith Square)
Throgmorton Street	City of London	Nicholas Throckmorton	Chief banker of England in the reign of Queen Elizabeth	51.5149°N 0.0865°W / 51.5149; -0.0865 (Throgmorton Street)
Victoria Street	Westminster	Queen Victoria	The road runs from Westminster into an area of London known as Victoria	51.4980°N 0.1335°W / 51.4980; -0.1335 (Victoria Street)
Villiers Street	Westminster	George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham	The Street was built in the 1670s on the site of York House, Villiers' Mansion	51.5080°N 0.1238°W / 51.5080; -0.1238 (Villiers Street)
Vincent Square	Westminster	William Vincent	Dean of Westminster Abbey who caused the square to be carved out for the use of Westminster School boys, when Tothill Fields was being developed	51.4932°N 0.1351°W / 51.4932; -0.1351 (Vincent Square)
Warren Street	Camden	Anne Warren	Wife of Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton, the land owner responsible for the development of the area - see Fitzroy Square	51.5238°N 0.1409°W / 51.5238; -0.1409 (Warren Street)
Whitfield Street	Camden	George Whitefield	Builder of Whitefield's Tabernacle, in the vicinity, in 1756	51.5212°N 0.1361°W / 51.5212; -0.1361 (Whitfield Street)
William IV Street	Westminster	King William IV		51.5095°N 0.1252°W / 51.5095; -0.1252 (William IV Street)