It seems likely that this tavern and pleasure gardens took the name of a publican with the foreign name 'Pimlico'. There were many places of entertainment nearby and the whole area became known as Pimlico. Later another area of London also gained a reputation for its places of entertainment and so that acquired the same name, Pimlico, and never lost it.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pimlico Tavern & Pimlico Pleasure Gardens, Hoxton
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Pimlico Hostelry and Pleasure Gardens
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1 memorial
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1 memorial
1 memorial