Seeing you're all going on ad nauseum about station names, how about
my local one, Canning Town?

Would be interested in knowing its origin. I've heard everything, from
the fact it comes from the name of former statesman Sir George Canning
(who was also Prime Minister for a few months... had a fascinating
life!) (but what's his link to the area then?)
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/en...e_canning.html
for his bio....


Then there are some who say it comes from the canning factories that
popped up there in the early 19th century.

Then others say it was named after John Charles Canning (Lord
Canning), who was a governor of India in the early 19th century.