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History notes: origins of the name Fitzrovia

by Editors 3:42 pm, Friday, 10 March 20233:42 pm, Friday, 10 March 2023

Questions about the origin of the name Fitzrovia. Photo: Fitzrovia News. According to most sources, the name Fitzrovia was first used in the late 1930s and appeared in print for the first time in 1941. But it appears to have been used earlier — as much as 100 years’ ago. The conventional story goes that […]

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