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Woodlands Road, SW13

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Place Name Named after The Woodlands Villa or Cottage, a house now Number 12 Vine Street. The property itself was…

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Westmoreland Road, SW13

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Place Name Named after the extensive northern estates – now part of Cumbria – owned by the Lowther family, who…

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Westhay Gardens, SW14

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Place Name Built on the grounds of a property called Westhay, in Temple Sheen, which was built in 1876. In January…

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West Park Avenue, TW9

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Place Name The road was laid out  in 1925 over the grounds of an old manor house West Park, a…

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Marksbury Avenue, TW9

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Place Name Named after the manors of Houndstreet and Marksbury, in Somerset, which belonged to the Leyborne Popham family, who…

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Well Lane, SW14

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Place Name Until water pipes were laid water was supplied from wells, springs or directly from the River Thames. Known…

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Williams Lane, SW14

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Place Name John Williams was a stockbroker who was residing in The Elms, a property on this lane in the…

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Watney Road, SW14

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Place Name James Watney (December 18, 1800 – March 16, 1884) acquired the Mortlake Brewery from Philips & Co in 1889. The…

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Warren Avenue, TW10

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Place Name Built in 1925 on the former market gardens of the Barker family. It takes its name from Warren…

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Vineyard Path, SW14

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Place Name Originally called Back Lane or Bones Alley, presumably on account of the old burial ground nearby. The latter…

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