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I think Bank Plain in Norwich (formerly Redwell Street) was named after Gurney's Bank in the 19thC.

Richard

Richard Coates

Bristol Centre for Linguistics

University of the West of England

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From: The English Place-Name List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Keith Briggs <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 21 July 2020 17:12
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Subject: [EPNL] Bank St, Newquay

According to https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-53485139, "As financial firms flocked to it Newquay's Bank Street was born - but for the first time in more than 120 years there will soon be no banks left on it."

Most Bank Streets are so named because they climb up a bank, and this one is steep too. Is it really named after financial firms?

Keith

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