(sometimes written '''St. Marylebone''' or '''Mary-le-bone''') is an area in the
City Of Westminster North of
Oxford Street and South of
Regents Park .
Edgware Road forms the Western boundary.
Portland Place forms the Eastern boundary with the area known as
Fitzrovia . It is commonly pronounced Mar(i)-lee-bone, however according to the local Marylebone Association the correct pronunciation is Mar'l-e-b'n.
Marylebone gets its name from a church, called "St Mary's" (now known as
St Marylebone Parish Church ), that was built on the bank of a small
Stream or "bourne" called the tybourne, in an area named after the stream
Tyburn . The church and the surrounding area later became known as St Mary at the bourne, which over time became shortened to its present form ''Marylebone''. It is a common misunderstanding that the name is a corruption of
Marie La Bonne .
The
Metropolitan Borough Of St Marylebone was a
Metropolitan Borough of the
County Of London between
1899 and
1965 when it was merged with the
Metropolitan Borough Of Paddington and the
Metropolitan Borough Of Westminster to form the
London Borough Of Westminster .
Such place-names in the neighborhood as
Cavendish Square and
Portland Place reflect the
Dukes' Of Portland landholdings and Georgian-era developments there.
Today the area is mostly residential. However, centred around
Marylebone High Street and Marylebone Lane,
Howard De Walden Estates Ltd is keeping an eye to maintain a mix of stylish and fashionable shops and restaurants of relevance to the locals, in what it calls the ''Marylebone Village''. It is also notable for its
Arab population on its far western border around
Edgware Road .
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