Turkey Street

proper noun

A neighbourhood in the borough of Enfield, Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref TQ3598).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A neighbourhood in the borough of Enfield, Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref TQ3598).

Origin

First recorded as Tokestreete in 1441 when it was a hamlet, thus not named after the country or the bird. It was shown as a hamlet on an OS map published in 1945.

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Cite this entry
APA

Turkey Street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkey%20Street

MLA

“Turkey Street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkey%20Street. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkey Street,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkey%20Street.

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