Place Name One of several nearby roads whose names have Nofolk connections, in this case the village of Sprowston, meaning…
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Place Name John Tylney, later Earl Tylney, bought Stratford and Hamfrith, part of the old West Ham Manor in 1734. It…
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Place Name The Nevilles – also spelt Nevill – held the Manor of Bretts, Plaistow, from 1429. They were later came…
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Place Name Named in honour of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (August 14, 1473 – May 27, 1541) who held…
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Place Name A reference to Plashet Hall, home to to prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, who lived there from 1809 – 1829,…
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Place Name In honour of Dame Vera Lynn, the singer, from East Ham, became known as the Forces’ Sweetheart for…
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Place Name Anna Neagle was the stage name of Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox (October 20, 1904 – June 3, 1986)…
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Place Name In honour of footballer Sir Trevor Brooking, former West Ham United star who made 47 appearances for England. Brooking,…
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Place Name In honour of John Curwen (1816 – 1880) or his son John Spencer Curwen (1847 – 1916). John…
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Place Name Directional. First written down as Placet in 1578 and Plashett by 1805, it comes from one of two…
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