Holborn

(EC1) Named from" Old-bourne" (the old brook, or possibly the brook in the hollow) . Was famous for its gardens. Under an archway is Hand Court, where until the beginning of the present century stood an old inn "The Three Feathers," much frequented by Lamb. At the Church of St. Andrew, Holborn, Lord Beaconsfield was christened. William Hazlitt was married here.