Albans and Baron Jermyn of St Edmundsbury (Bury St Edmunds), 17th century politician and local landowner Carlton Gardens, Carlton Street and Carlton House Terrace – after the former Carlton House, built here in 1709 for Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton Catherine Wheel Yard – from the name of an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895 Charing Cross – after the Eleanor cross at Charing, from the Old English word "cierring", referring to a bend in the River Thames Charles II Street – named after Charles II, king when this street was built Church Place – after the adjacent St James's Church, Piccadilly; formerly Church Passage Cleveland Place and Cleveland Row – after Cleveland House (now Bridgwater House), named for Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland who lived there in the late 17th century Cockspur Court and Cockspur Street – unknown, though possibly after the cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights Crown Passage – thought to be after a former tavern of this name Duke Street, St James's and Duke of York Street – named after James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to Charles II, king at the time Eagle Place Haymarket – site of a former market selling hay until the 1830s Jermyn Street – after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner King Street – named after Charles I, king when this street was built in the 1600s The Mall – built as a course for playing the game pall mall, fashionable in the 17th century Marlborough Road – after the adjacent Marlborough House, built for Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in 1711 Mason's Yard – after the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason; it was formerly known as West Stable Yard Norris Street – after Godfrye Norris, local leaseholder in the 17th century Ormond Yard – after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century Pall Mall and Pall Mall Place – laid out as a grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century Park Place – after the nearby Green Park Piccadilly, Piccadilly Arcade and Piccadilly Circus – after Piccadilly Hall, home of local tailor Robert Baker in the 17th century, believed to be named after the pickadils