Despite the name, Kentish Town has nothing to do with Kent, as far as anyone knows.
The name was recorded in 1208 as Kentisston. It may come from a family called Kentish, or from words describing the bed of a stream, the now-hidden River Fleet.
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Sources
- Kentish Town Wikipedia
- Kentish Town station Wikipedia
- How the Northern line stations got their names Londonist
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