Like Mervue Street, named from Mervue, a house shown but unnamed on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map (1833).
"That on the application of Mr R A Macrory, a new street off Duncairn Gardens be named Ilchester Street and a new street from Edlingham Street to Hallidays Road Upper Mervue Street and that Mr Macrory be requested to submit arnother name in lieu of Hans Street". (21st August 1889).