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Holybourne Avenue, SW15

17 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Holybourne is a village on the outskirts of Alton. Its name is thought to derive from Haligburna, meaning…

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

Holford Way, SW15

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Place Name Mary Eleanor Gwynne-Holford (1865 – December 18, 1947), was known for her philanthropic efforts and played a pivotal…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: former hospital site, Putney, Roehampton, Roehampton Hospital, streets named after connection with the First World War, streets named after women, Wandsworth, World War One

Highlands Heath, SW15

15 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Highlands Heath was laid out in 1936, and takes its name from the single large house (built in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Putney, Putney Heath, streets named after houses, Wandsworth

Highcross Way, SW15

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Place Name So named after High Cross, a small hamlet located near Froxfield and Petersfield, in Hampshire. Many of its…

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

Highcliffe Drive, SW15

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Place Name Takes its name from a coastal suburb of Christchurch now in Dorset but historically part of Hampshire. Its…

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

Heathview Gardens, SW15

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Place Name Literal, it is located on Putney Heath, and has commanding views of the surrounding area. The heath’s isolation…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Putney, Putney Heath, Wandsworth, West Putney

Heathfield Road, SW18

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Place Name Takes its name from Heathfield Cottages, which stood overlooking Wandsworth Common from the first half of the 19thCentury,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: field name, Wandle, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Harbridge Avenue, SW15

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Place Name Harbridge is a tiny hamlet in the New Forest District, near the towns of Ringwood and Fordingbridge. It…

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

Hailsham Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from the East Sussex market town with a history dating back to Saxon times. It…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Graveney, Merton, streets named after an East Sussex connection, Tooting Golf Course

Hasty Close, CR4

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Place Name Patrick Joseph Hasty (March 17, 1934 – August 2000) was a Northern Irish footballer who represented Great Britain…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Olympics, sport, streets named after footballers, streets named after olympians, streets with an Irish connection

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