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Colin Rosenstiel · March 16th 07, 09:38 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(John Rowland) wrote:

Paul Scott wrote:

In which case would it be better not to refer to Dalston 'Junction'
for the reborn station, as it isn't actually a junction?

I can't work out how the name Dalston became so prominent. The high
street is called Kingsland High St, and the road from London is
called Kingsland Road. Am I right in thinking that the whole area
was called Kingsland, until the railway built a station on Dalston
Lane, called it Dalston Junction, and then Dalston gradually took
over as the area name?

You'll be telling us that Clapham Junction is in Clapham next!

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Colin Rosenstiel