Origin of Placenames in Peckham and Nunhead (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781848682245)

Dulwich means the meadow where dill grows, while Peckham means village by a hill - probably Nunhead Hill. Nunhead is a local name with particularly gruesome origins. At first Nonehead, Elizabethan England recorded this name after a Mother Superior was beheaded for opposing Henry VIII's pitiless sacking of the monasteries. Her severed head was placed on a pike for public view at Nunhead Green. King John was believed to have killed a stag while hunting in Peckham; hence the King John pub in Peckham High Street. Origin of Place Names in Peckham and Nunhead offers a fascinating and compelling insight into the names of Peckham and Nunhead's most famous streets and places. This is a must have book for anyone with an interest in local history.

Author: John D. Beasley
ISBN-10: 1848682247
ISBN-13: 9781848682245
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2010
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback