A pun on a family name: a raven is 'corbeau' in French.
In the 18th century the owner, Thomas Corbett, renamed his house Ravenscourt; ravens were on his coat of arms. The grounds became a public park. The station opened in 1873 as Shaftesbury Road.
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Sources
- Ravenscourt Park Wikipedia
- Ravenscourt Park tube station Wikipedia
- How the District line stations got their names Londonist
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