public judicial execution in London, was nearby. Most sufficient-scale 18th century maps mark out an area by the edge of the top a very broad rise which is a block or so north along Edgware Road as having, in rough drawing to symbolise obsolescence, such a landmark tree. Relatedly, Oswald's Stone or Ossulstone stood for centuries on the corner of Edgware Road and Oxford Street/Road (formerly also called Uxbridge Road), and was an equally prominent landmark of Middlesex and of the most populous hundred (see Hundred Court), providing a cultural focus and marking out the place of early meetings of the justices of the peace and lords of the many Ossulstone manors more generally. Peter Ackroyd recites a list of anecdotes and archaeological finds supportive of pre-18th century mass burials where much of Connaught Place stands. No greater evidence is given for second theory above. See also Connaught Square (Thunder Bay) List of eponymous roads in London Squares in London Nearby places Knightsbridge Notting Hill Paddington St John's Wood Westminster Nearest tube stations Marble Arch Edgware Road (Bakerloo Line) Edgware Road (Circle, District and Hammersmith & City Lines) References External links Page at LondonTown.com Connaught Square is a part of The Hyde Park Estate Streets in the City of Westminster Squares in the City of Westminster Garden squares in London Communal gardens