Street names of Mayfair

This is a list of the etymology of street names in the London district of Mayfair, in the City of Westminster. It utilises the generally accepted boundaries of Mayfair viz. Marble Arch/Cumberland Gate and Oxford Street to the north, Regent Street to the east, Piccadilly to the south and Park Lane to the west.

Achilles Way – after the nearby Wellington as Achilles statue in Hyde Park Adam's Row – believed to be after John Adams, local land agent in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p2 Air Street – believed to be a corruption of ‘Ayres’, after Thomas Ayre, a local brewer and resident in the 17th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p4 Albany and Albany Courtyard – after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, who in 1791 purchased Melbourne House which stood on this site Albemarle Street – after the Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, owner of Clarendon House which stood on this site in the late 17th century Aldford Street – after Aldford, a property on the Grosvenor family's Cheshire estates; it was formerly known as Chapel Street before 1886, as it led to the Grosvenor ChapelFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p6 Archibald Mews – unknown; it was formerly John Court, after local landowner John, Lord Berkeley Audley Square, North Audley Street and South Audley Street – after Mary Davies, heiress to Hugh Audley, who married Sir Thomas Grosvenor, thereby letting the local land fall into the Grosvenors' ownershipFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p228 Avery Row – after Henry Avery, 18th century bricklayer who built this street over the Tyburn Brook,Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p16 or possibly after Ebury, the ancient manor here Balderton Street – after local landowners the Grosvenors, who also owned land in Balderton, Cheshire; formerly George Street Balfour Mews and Balfour Place – after Eustace Balfour, surveyor for the Grosvenor estate 1890 – 1910Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p19 Barlow Place – after either Thomas Barlow, builder and surveyor for the Grosvenor estate in the early 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p20 or Arthur Balfour, politician and later Prime Minister in the early 20th century Berkeley Square and Berkeley Street – Berkeley House formerly stood here, home of John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton in the late 17th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p29 Binney Street – after Reverend Thomas Binney, local 19th century minister; formerly called Bird StreetFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p31 Blenheim Street – after Blenheim Palace, owned by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 17th – 18th century generalFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p347 Blackburne's Mews – after William Blackburne, local resident in the early 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p32 Bloomfield Place – John Newson, who built the adjacent Bloomfield Flats, named them for his wife's maiden name Bolton Street – after Charles Powlett, Duke of Bolton, who owned this land when the street was built in 1699Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p36 Bourdon Place and Bourdon Street – after the former Bourdon House, home of the Bourdon/Burden family in the early 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p37 Boyle Street – after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, local landowner in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p38 Brick Street – this area was formerly a set of fields used for digging brick-earthFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p41 Broadbent Street – after William Broadbent, physician to the royal family in the Victorian and Edwardian period, who lived nearbyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p42 Brook Gate, Brook Street, Brook's Mews and Upper Brook Street – Brook Street marks the path of the former Tyburn BrookFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p44 Brown Hart Gardens – this was formerly two streets prior to 1936 – Brown Street, after 18th century local bricklayer John Brown, and Hart Street, probably after a local inn or residentFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p46 Bruton Lane, Bruton Place and Bruton Street – after Bruton, Somerset, where John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton owned landFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p47 Burlington Arcade, Burlington Gardens, New Burlington Mews, New Burlington Place, New Burlington Street and Old Burlington Street – after the local Burlington estate, property of the earls of BurlingtonFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p232 Carlos Place – after Carlos I of Portugal; it was formerly Charles Street but was renamed in 1886 to avoid confusion with other streets of this nameFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p58 Carpenter Street Carrington Street – after 18th century local landowner Nathan CarringtonFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p59 Charles Street – after a Charles in the family of John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of StrattonFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p65 Chesterfield Gardens, Chesterfield Hill and Chesterfield Street – after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, who owned a mansion nearby in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p67 Clarges Mews and Clarges Street – after William (or Thomas) Clarges, local landowner in the 17th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p72 Clifford Street – after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, also Baron Clifford, after his ancestor Elizabeth CliffordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p74 Coach and Horses Yard – after the Burlington Arms pub here, formerly the Coach and HorsesFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p75 Conduit Street – after a former water conduit here leading to the city and owned by the Corporation of London from the 15th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p80 Cork Street and Cork Street Mews – after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, also 4th Earl of CorkFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p82 Culross Street – thought to be after Culross in Fife; prior to 1899 it was Northrop Street, after a Welsh property owned by the Grosvenor familyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p88 Cumberland Gate – after Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, brother of George III; it was formerly Tyburn Gate, after the Tyburn Brook Curzon Gate, Curzon Square and Curzon Street – after Nathaniel Curzon (and his family), local landowner in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p89 Davies Mews and Davies Street – after Mary Davies, heiress to Hugh Audley, who married Sir Thomas Grosvenor, thereby letting the local land fall into the Grosvenors' ownershipFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p93 Deanery Mews and Deanery Street – this land was owned by Westminster Abbey in the 18th century; it was formerly known as Dean and Chapter Street Derby Street – after Derbyshire, home county of local landowners the Curzon familyFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p96 Dering Street and Dering Yard – unknown Down Street and Down Street Mews – after John Downes, local bricklayer in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p101 Dover Street and Dover Yard – after Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover, local leaseholder in the late 17th century Duke Street and Duke Yard – it is unknown precisely which duke, if any, this street commemorates Dunraven Street – after Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, politician and soldier who lived near hereFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p105 Farm Street – this street was formerly part of Hay Hill farmFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p117 Fitzmaurice Place – after John FitzMaurice, father of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne who lived near here in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p187-88 George Yard – probably after John George, local 18th century glazier and builderFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p132 Gilbert Street – unknown; formerly James Street Globe Yard Grafton Street – after the Dukes of Grafton, who owned a town house near here in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p139 Grantham Place – after John (or Thomas) Grantham, local builder in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p140 Green Street – after John Green, local builder of the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p144 Grosvenor Gate, Grosvenor Hill, Grosvenor Square, Grosvenor Street and Upper Grosvenor Street – after the Grosvenors, former local landowners Half Moon Street – after a former inn near here of this nameFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p149 Hamilton Mews and Hamilton Place – built on land belonging to Mr Hamilton, ranger of Hyde Park during the reign King Charles IIFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p150 Hanover Square and Hanover Street – after the House of Hanover, reigning dynasty when the square and street were built in 1713Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p151 Harewood Place – after Ahrwood House, residence of the Earls of Harewood in the 19th century Haunch of Venison Yard – after a former 18th century inn near hereFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p155 Hay Hill, Hay's Mews and Hill Street – after the Hay Hill farm which formerly stood here; the farm was originally ‘Aye farm’, after the nearby Aye BrookFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p156 Heddon Street – after William Pulteney (later also Baron Heddon), local 18th century landownerFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p157 Hertford Street – after a former local inn named after the Seymours, Marquesses of HertfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p158 Jervis Court Jones Street – after William Jones, yeoman, who leased a large plot here in 1723 Lancashire Court Lansdowne Row – former site of Lansdowne House, home of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne in the 18th century