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Kings Farm Avenue, TW10

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Place Name Queen Caroline purchased 80 acres of farmland east of Manor Road as a gift for her husband King…

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Great Newport Street, WC2H

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Place Name One of the first streets to be built in the area, it was named after the English courtier…

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St Johns Grove, TW9

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Place Name Originally St John’s Grove – although both spellings appear to be used. This was laid out as part…

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St James’s Cottages, TW9

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Place Name Apart from the fact it is a cul-de-sac off Paradise Road, there doesn’t appear to be any obvious…

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St George’s Road, TW9

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Place Name Despite appearances the name may be a reference not to a saint but to King George III who…

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Ruskin Avenue, TW9

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Place Name John Ruskin (February 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900), was the leading art critic of the Victorian era…

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Royston Road, TW10

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Place Name Like many of the roads laid out over the property of the Selwyn family, Royston has a personal…

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Royal Parade, TW9

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Place Name Originally called Station Road when it was laid out in 1886 because it led from Leyborne Park to…

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Rosemont Road, TW10

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Place Name Originally Alma Villas, commemorating the battle during the Crimean War. The Marlborough Hotel on Friars Stile Road was…

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Rosedale Road, TW9

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Place Name Named after a property that once stood nearby and on whose grounds this road was laid out. James…

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