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Drury Lane
(London) takes its name from the habitation of the great Drury
family. Sir William Drury, K.G., was a most able commander in the Irish
wars. Drury House stood on the site of the present Olympic theatre.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Drury Lane from Infoplease:
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