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Abbey Parade, SW19

20 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A continuation of Merton High Street, the south side of this parade of shops, which originally ran between…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Abbey, Abbey of St Albans, Merton, streets named after houses, streets named after religious houses, Wimbledon

New Close, SW19

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Place Name As you may expect, this is actually much older than the name would suggest. It has been a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cricket Green, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, New Close Estate, social history, social housing

Kinsella Gardens, SW19

19 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A group of nine large houses that were laid out over the grounds of the former Kinellan House,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Merton, misspelt, streets named after a Scottish connection, Village, Wimbledon

Haygarth Place, SW19

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Place Name Henry William Haygarth (1821 – December 31, 1902) was the “kindly, open and sincere” long-serving vicar of Wimbledon,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Australia, Church of England, Exeter College, Magdalen College, Merton, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after priests, Village, Wimbledon

Haven Close, SW19

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Place Name Haven Close was laid out in 1959 on the extensive grounds of Heathlands House. Neal Ransome, in Wimbledon…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Merton, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Gap Road, SW19

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Place Name Gap Lodge, was a small servant’s house that stood at what is now the junction of Leopold Road…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Merton, streets named after houses, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Park House

Greenoak Way, SW19

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Place Name This late high end development was laid out in 1982, and follows a long tradition by house builders…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Merton, streets named after trees, Village, Wimbledon

South Road, SW19

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Place Name This unimaginatively named road was once part of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

North Road, SW19

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Place Name The unimaginatively named northern road of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was called in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

East Road, SW19

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Place Name The unimaginatively named eastern road of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was called in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, Wandle

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