The London Museum notes the Muffin Man in the rhyme resides on Drury Lane, adjacent to Covent Garden in London, which was a impoverished area with a notorious reputation in the 18th century.

The Muffin Man nursery rhyme has been around for centuries but people are only just starting to realise the sinister story ...

The Muffin Man nursery rhyme was first recorded around 1820 and tells the tale of Frederick Thomas Lynwood, who lived on London's Drury Lane in the late 16th century Skip to main content News ...

the muffin man. NOW, URBAN LEGEND HAS IT THAT A LONDON BAKER BY THE NAME OF FREDERICK LINWOOD LIVED ON DRURY LANE AND USED TO LURE CHILDREN IN WITH MUFFINS IN ORDER TO ALLEGEDLY DO THEM HARM. UM ...