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Dulwich means the meadow where dill growsA", while Peckham means village by a hill - probably Nunhead Hill. Nunhead is a local name with particularly gruesome origins. At first NoneheadA", 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.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Local interest, family history & nostalgia Local history

• Full title: Origin of Placenames in Peckham and Nunhead
• Author: John Beasley
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9781848682245
• ISBN: 1848682247
• ID: 04291282
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Weight: 402 g
• Dimensions: 348 × 234 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. May 2010

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