Oh, but the real answers aren't nearly as much fun. I mean, the church of St. Faith under St. Paul probably doesn't mean what it sounds like it means either. Not to mention St. Mary Staining and St. Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street. Staining merely refers to stone and the street where Mary Magdalene was venerated did not specialize in the sale of old fish, but only in the dull real world.
So I much prefer the idea that the auncient boroughs of London are named after cold cuts. And if I tell you that there is a small alley in Bloomsbury called Cat Mews, who's to say I'm not telling the truth?
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Date: 2010-07-09 12:29 am (UTC)So I much prefer the idea that the auncient boroughs of London are named after cold cuts. And if I tell you that there is a small alley in Bloomsbury called Cat Mews, who's to say I'm not telling the truth?