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Winter Box Walk, TW10

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Place Name Originally referred to the “New road at rear of 88-90 Kings Road” by the Engineers’ department, it finally…

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Windsor Road, TW9

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Place Name Originally Battenberg Road it was changed following the First World War. This road was laid out sometime around…

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Windham Road, TW9

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Place Name Now largely forgotten, the people of Richmond have a lot to thank William Windham, since it was he…

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Willow Cottages, TW9

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Place Name Part of the Twiggets area development of Kew Green after the 1823 Enclosure Act had allocated the land…

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Whittaker Avenue, TW9

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Place Name John Whittaker Ellis (January 25, 1829 – September 20, 1912) was the first Mayor of Richmond when the…

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West Sheen Vale, TW9

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Place Name While development had rapidly covered over the market gardens to the north of Lower Mortlake Road, across the…

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West Park Road, TW9

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Place Name Like West Park Avenue this road was laid out over the grounds of an old manor house, West…

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Aynscombe Path, SW14

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Place Name Like Aynscombe Lane (which was swallowed up by the brewery) this is named after the Aynscombe family who lived…

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West Hall Road, TW9

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Place Name West Hall is at least as old as Kew. Originally part of the extensive manor of Mortlake it…

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Water Lane, TW9

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Place Name Given its position running from town to the River Thames the name should come as no surprise. There’s…

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