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Farlington Place, SW15

9 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Now a suburb of Portsmouth, Farlington has roots dating back to the medieval period. The name is derived…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, cluster, Roehampton, social housing, Wandsworth

Fairfield Street, SW18

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Place Name Like nearby Fairfield Drive, this was laid out over open land where the annual Wandsworth Fair was held…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: annual fairs, Fairfield, Wandsworth

Fairfield Drive, SW18

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Place Name Like its neighbour Fairfield Street, this was laid out over open land where the annual Wandsworth Fair was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: annual fairs, Fairfield, Wandsworth

East Hill, SW18

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Place Name Literal, it is the hill on the eastern bank of the River Wandle, today it is now part…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: hills, River Wandle, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Town

Ellerton Road, SW18

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Place Name Edward Ellerton (1770 – 1851) was a former a master of Magdalen College, Oxford University, and was later…

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

Ellisfield Drive, SW15

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Place Name Ellisfield, is a Hampshire village just outside of Basingstoke. The name, which appears in the Domesday Book of…

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

Estreham Road, SW16

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Place Name Called Ellison Road when first laid out in the late 19thCentury, it originally ran from Natal Road (then…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Domesday Book, Lambeth, name change, Old English, St Leonard's, Streatham, Streatham St Leonard's, streets named after a Roman connection

Enterprise Way, SW18

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Place Name Industrial heritage. Despite its unpromising boggy ground this small corner of Wandsworth sitting at the mouth of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: breweries, industry, Putney, River Wandle, streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after connection with the First World War, Thamesfield, Wandle, Wandsworth

Eastleigh Walk, SW15

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Place Name Takes its name from the small Hampshire parish to the north east of Southampton, its name literally meaning…

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

East Gardens, SW17

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Place Name East Gardens and neighbouring West Gardens were laid out on the site of a former plant nursery around…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Collier's Wood, Merton, Mitcham and Morden

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