List of areas in Bangalore Cantonment
This is a list of areas in Bangalore Cantonment, a military cantonment used during the British Raj in the 19th and early 20th century.
| Name | Named after | Year established[1] | Officially renamed as[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Town | James Austin | 1920s | F Kittel Nagar |
| Benson Town | P. H. Benson | 1883 | Kadamba Nagar |
| Blackpally | Shivajinagar | ||
| Cleveland Town | John Wheeler Cleveland | 1883 | Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar Nagar |
| Cooke Town | G. H. Cooke | late-1920s to early-1930s | |
| Cox Town | Alexander Ranken Cox | 1920s | Jeevanahalli/Sarvagnanagar |
| Fraser Town | Stuart Fraser | 1906 | Pulikeshi Nagar |
| Langford Town | |||
| MacIver Town | L. J. MacIver | 1920s | Shantala Nagar |
| Murphy Town | W. H. Murphy | 1920s | Hoysala Nagar |
| Pottery Town | Potters from Madras | 1860s | |
| Richards Town | F. J. Richards | late-1920s to early-1930s | |
| Richmond Town | 1883 | Sir Mirza Ismail Nagar | |
| St. Thomas Town | BL Rice Nagar | ||
| Tasker Town | Swami Shivanandapuram | ||
| Victoria Layout | |||
| Williams Town | late-1920s to early-1930s | KC Reddy Nagar |
See also
References
- ^ "Bangalore 1990 - Chapter 2: History" (PDF). karnataka.gov.in: 929. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Renaming roads: A 'meaningless' exercise". The Hindu. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2017.