Named after a pub, the Hero of Maida, which recalled a battle in Italy.
In 1806 a British force under General Sir John Stuart beat the French at Maida, in Calabria. The pub opened beside the Edgware Road soon after, and the area took its name.
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- Maida Vale Wikipedia
- Battle of Maida Wikipedia
- Maida Vale tube station Wikipedia
- How the Bakerloo line stations got their names Londonist
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