Tyburn was a village in the county of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch in present-day London. It took its name from the Tyburn Brook, a tributary of the River Westbourne. The name Tyburn, from Teo Bourne meaning `boundary stream`, is quite widely occurring, and the Tyburn Brook should not be confused with the better known R..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/98
The place (where Marble Arch now stands) where most public executions took place until 1783, when they were moved to outside Newgate Prison. Found on http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/Glossary.jsp