July 23rd 09, 08:43 PM
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Stations named after commercial entities
On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:27:44 -0400, Christopher A. Lee
wrote:
Heathrow was a village on Hounslow Heath, which gave its name to the
airport.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:He...War_II_Map.jpg
Earlier maps had it as "Heath Row".
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