{"product_id":"origin-of-placenames-in-peckham-and-nunhead-9781848682245","title":"Origin of Placenames in Peckham and Nunhead","description":"Dulwich means the meadow where dill grows, while Peckham means village by a hill - probably Nunhead Hill. Nunhead is a local name with particularly gruesome origins. At first Nonehead, Elizabethan England recorded this name after a Mother Superior was beheaded for opposing Henry VIII's pitiless sacking of the monasteries. Her severed head was placed on a pike for public view at Nunhead Green. King John was believed to have killed a stag while hunting in Peckham; hence the King John pub in Peckham High Street. Origin of Place Names in Peckham and Nunhead offers a fascinating and compelling insight into the names of Peckham and Nunhead's most famous streets and places. This is a must have book for anyone with an interest in local history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amberley Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848682245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"John D. Beasley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452246749365,"sku":"9781848682245","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cc7f1f34-3a1c-430a-954d-86eac2ec22af.jpg?v=1776826385","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/origin-of-placenames-in-peckham-and-nunhead-9781848682245","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}