The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Marylebone

Middlesex (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: An ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan borough, it merged with the boroughs of Westminster and Paddington to form the new City of Westminster in 1965.The original name of the parish was simply Marybourne, the stream of St Mary; the French "le" appeared in the 17th century, under the influence of names like Mary-le-Bow. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marylebone