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Tyburn.

A manor, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086).

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  1. A manor, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086).

    Tyburn manor house was used as a hunting lodge by both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I; it was demolished in 1791.'
  2. The Tyburn tree, a gallows where public hangings were carried out until 1783.

    historical
  3. A former village in Middlesex, England (present-day Greater London), notable for its proximity to the Tyburn tree.

    historical
    The Tyburn villagers suffered considerably from the unruliness and vandalism of the people who gathered to watch the executions, and relocated closer to the manor house, to found what would become known as Marylebone, named after the Tyburn parish church of Saint Mary.'
  4. A former stream (or bourn) in Middlesex, tributary to the Thames at four sites (mouths).

    historical
  5. A former small stream in Middlesex, tributary to the River Westbourne; frequently confused with the nearby and much longer River Tyburn.

    historical
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