{"product_id":"origin-of-placenames-in-peckham-john-d-beasley-9781848682245","title":"Origin of Placenames in Peckham and Nunhead","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Beasley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848682247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848682245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amberley Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"John D. Beasley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453939888383,"sku":"9781848682245","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bea08a87-e557-49e2-8130-24e54084ba9a.jpg?v=1777303157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/origin-of-placenames-in-peckham-john-d-beasley-9781848682245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}