Tyburn was a manor (estate) in London, Middlesex, England, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone. Tyburn took its name from the Tyburn Brook, a tributary of the River Westbourne.

Mar 7, 2022 · Why was it called Tyburn? Tyburn – meaning ‘place of the elms’ – was a village close to the current location of Marble Arch in central London and so-called for its position adjacent to the …

Feb 24, 2025 · For over six centuries, Tyburn was the grim theatre of London’s most infamous executions. This wasn’t some discreet back-alley affair. No, the gallows at Tyburn—particularly the …

Oct 10, 2020 · For more than six centuries, people gathered around the Tyburn Tree to watch the gruesome hangings of London’s most notorious criminals.

The Tyburn Tree In 1571, a most extraordinary gallows was erected at Tyburn. Known as the ‘Tyburn Tree’, the gallows consisted of a horizontal wooden triangle supported on three legs and were used …

This map, charted in 1746 as part of a larger map containing London, Westminster, and Southwark, marks the location of Tyburn gallows. The site is marked with a red dot at the top left corner of the …

Tyburn tree Tyburn, near Marble Arch, was the site of ' The King's Gallows' from 1196 to 1783. It was thus the one-way destination for six centuries for every kind of criminal. In the reign of Queen …

Tyburn, small left-bank tributary of the River Thames, England, its course now wholly within London and below ground. Before it was culverted, the river traversed London from the heights of Hampstead …

Jun 26, 2017 · Discover the gruesome history of Tyburn Tree, site of the notorious gallows and London's place of public execution for 650 years.

Jun 16, 2010 · Tyburn was a public execution site in London for centuries. Many criminals and traitors were executed on Tyburn Tree, and hanging days were huge public spectacles.