Jamaica Road, Bermondsey
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Jamaica Road, Bermondsey
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 27 Jul 2007
Looking east along Jamaica Road, the A200, a main route into south-east London. The name is believed to have derived from Jamaica House which stood nearby until about 1860. The house is mentioned by Samuel Pepys in his diary in 1667, and was itself probably named after the newly-acquired colony.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.498159
Longitude
-0.062751