Named after St James's Park, which takes its name from St James's Palace.
The palace was built by Henry VIII on the site of a medieval hospital for women with leprosy, dedicated to St James the Less. The park is the oldest of London's royal parks.
Lines
Sources
- St James's Park Wikipedia
- St James's Palace Wikipedia
- St James's Park tube station Wikipedia
- How the Circle line stations got their names Londonist
This text was written with the help of AI from the sources above and checked against them.