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Smeaton Road, SW18

14 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out in the 1890s it is named after John Smeaton (June 8, 1724 – October 28, 1792),…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: industry, Putney, River Wandle, Southfields, streets named after engineers, streets named after people with a Yorkshire connection, streets named after scientists, Wandsworth

Sistova Road, SW12

13 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Developed at the same time as Shipka Road, this is a reference to the Russo-Turkish War 1877 –…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Balham, Battersea, Russo-Turkish War, streets named after a Russian connection, streets named after a Turkish connection, streets named after battle sites, streets named with a Bulgarian connection, town, Wandsworth

Shipka Road, SW12

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Place Name Commemorating the Battle of Shipka Pass seems an unusual choice for a London street name, to say the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Balham, Battersea, Russo-Turkish War, streets named after a Russian connection, streets named after a Turkish connection, streets named after battle sites, streets named with a Bulgarian connection, Wandsworth

Shawford Court, SW15

11 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Compton and Shawford is a civil parish in the City of Winchester, Hampshire. The name Compton comes from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, Putney, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Sherfield Gardens, SW15

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Place Name Sherfield, often referred to as Sherfield-on-Loddon, is a village in north Hampshire. The name originates from the Old…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, Old English, Putney, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Scott Avenue, SW15

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Place Name Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (November 9, 1880 – February 8, 1960) was an architect best known for his…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, Putney, streets named after architects, Wandsworth, West Hill

Ringwood Gardens, SW15

10 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Ringwood, is an historic market town in Hampshire, close to the New Forest. The name itself has been…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Putney, Putney Heath, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Redgrave Road, SW15

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Place Name The great landowners would often name the streets laid out on their London estates after places associated with…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Putney, street names connected with Suffolk, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

Roehampton Lane, SW15

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Place Name Directional. This was the main road to Roehampton, connecting it with Barnes and Mortlake to the north and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Old English, Putney, Roehampton, Wandsworth

Routh Road, SW18

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Place Name Martin Joseph Routh (September 18, 1755 – December 22, 1854) was a classical scholar, devout churchman and President…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: All Fathing manor, Church of England, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford University, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

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