Bow Street

== English == === Etymology === The street was named in 1638 for its shape, it is slightly curved. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəʊ stɹiːt/ Rhymes: -iːt === Proper noun === Bow Street A street in London WC2, England, of Bow Street Runner fame (OS grid ref TQ3081). A hamlet in Great Ellingham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0198). A village in Tirymynach community, near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, possibly named after the London street (OS grid ref SN6284). ==== Derived terms ==== Bow Street Runner === References ===