While listening to the list of names, my toponymist's mind began to contemplate the origins of the place names. Here is the result of a little 'digging', the third of four parts of a list given in alphabetical order and which is certainly not complete.
Ladbroke Grove - is named after the 18th century landowner Richard Ladbroke, a farmer.
Lambeth North - is from lamb hyth 'the landing place for lambs', we must assume they were being taken to graze rather than for sale or slaughter as it would have to be a fairly common occurrence for the place name to develop and stick.
Lancaster Gate - named after the gates to Kensington Gardens, commemorating Queen Victoria as Duke of Lancaster.
Latimer Road - is named after the Latymer family.
Leicester Square - named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester purchased the land here in the seventeenth century.
Leyton and Leytonstone take the name of 'the farmstead on the River Lee', itself a Celtic river name describing 'the light river'.
Limehouse - refers to the lime kilns or 'lime oast' located by the river here which were associated with the potteries. This is not a recent name, the first reference of the name dates from 1356.
London Bridge - is self-explanatory.
Loughton - is 'the farmstead associated with a man called Luca'.
Maida Vale - took its name from an inn, itself named after John Stuart, Count of Maida named after the 1806 Battle of Maida.
Manor House - is named after the Manor House public house. It stood at a turnpike and was named for it being in sight of Copt Hall, the Manor House of the Manor of Brownswood.
Marble Arch - is named after the nearby Marble Arch, designed by John Nash.
Marylebone - this name means 'the place by St Mary's stream', itself taking the dedication of of the fifteenth century church.
Mile End - tells us it was 'a mile away', specifically from Aldgate in the city.
Mill Hill East - unusually for a place name this is not a watermill, this is 'the hill with a windmill'.
Monument - named after the Monument to the Great Fire of London.
Moor Park - self-explanatory, although the addition of Park is quite recent.
Moorgate - is 'the way to the moorland' from Old English mor geat.
Morden - probably 'the farmstead on the moor', although 'the great farmstead' cannot be discounted.
Mornington Crescent - the name which started it all off, the Earl of Mornington was the brother of the Duke of Wellington.
Mudchute - saw the spoil from the dock constructed at Millwall brought here by means of a conveyor belt, literally 'a mud chute'.
Neasden - describes 'the nose-shaped hill'.
North Acton - 'the northern farmstead by the oak trees'.
North Ealing - the 'northern settlement of the family or followers of a man called Gilla'.
North Greenwich - the 'green port or harbour'.
North Harrow - from hearg 'the northern heathen place of worship'.
North Wembley 'the northern woodland clearing of a man called Wemba'.
Northfields - exactly what it seems 'the northern open land'.
Northolt - 'the northern woodland'.
Northwick Park - 'the northern dairy farm'.
Northwood and Northwood Hills - share a name meaning 'the northern wood'.
Notting Hill Gate - 'the place associated with a man called Cnotta'.
Oakwood - self-explanatory,
Old Street - was referred to as 'old' in the fourteenth century and may pre-date the Roman occupation.
Osterley - means 'the woodland clearing with a sheepfold'.
Oval - takes the name of Surrey's cricket ground, itself describing its shape.
Oxford Circus - from Oxford Street, itself recalling the fields around were purchased by the Earl of Oxford.
Paddington - 'the farmstead associated with a man called Padda'.
Park Royal - named for the showgrounds opened in 1903 by the Royal Agricultural Society as a permanent exhibition.
Parsons Green - named after the village green near Parsons Park, where the vicar of Fulham had his home.
Perivale - still can be seen as 'the valley of the pear trees'.
Piccadilly Circus - the 'circus' is a Latin term for a circle, while the name is first documented in 1626 in Pickadilly Hall. This was the home of one Robert Baker, named for he was a tailor known for selling piccadills, a kind of collar.
Pimlico - is traditionally held to be named after Ben Pimlico, proprietor of nut-brown ale aat his tea garden.
Pinner - 'the peg-shaped, pointed ridge'.
Plaistow - a fairly common field or minor place name describing 'the place of play or sport'.
Poplar - not surprising to find 'the place at the poplar tree'.
Preston Road - a common place name describing 'the farmstead associated with the priests'.
Pudding Mill Lane - comes from Pudding Mill River, itself held to be named from St Thomas' Mill, the water mill said to appear to be shaped like a pudding. It was certainly recorded by the alternative name of Pudding Mill.
Putney Bridge - 'the landing place of a man called Putta'.
Queens Park - a region developed by Solomon Barnett and named shortly after the Dimond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Queensway - is named for Queen Victoria, on the throne when the area was developed.
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