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List of areas in Bangalore Cantonment

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This is a list of areas in Bengaluru Cantonment, a military cantonment used during the British Raj in the 19th and early 20th century.

Old Colonial Names Named after Current Official Names Named after
Austin Town James Austin Ferdinand Kittel Nagara Ferdinand Kittel
Benson Town P. H. Benson Kadamba Nagara Kadamba dynasty
Blackpally Shivajinagara Chhatrapatí Shivaji Maharaj
Cleveland Town John Wheeler Cleveland Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar Nagara Sri Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
Cooke Town G. H. Cooke
Cox Town Alexander Ranken Cox Sarvagnanagara Sarvajna
Fraser Town Stuart Fraser Pulakeshi Nagara Pulakeshin I
Langford Town
MacIver Town L. J. MacIver Shantala Nagara Shantala Devi
Murphy Town W. H. Murphy Hoysala Nagara Hoysala Empire
Pottery Town Potters from Madras
Richards Town F. J. Richards
Richmond Town Sir Mirza Ismail Nagara Sir Mirza Ismail
St. Thomas Town Benjamin Lewis Rice Nagara Benjamin Lewis Rice
Tasker Town Swami Shivanandapura Swami Shivananda
Victoria Layout Queen Victoria
Williams Town K Chengalaraya Reddy Nagara K Chengalaraya Reddy
Vasanth Nagar
Wilson Garden Shantinagar
Vivek Nagar

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