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Danebury Avenue, SW15

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Place Name Danebury Ring, also known as Danebury Hillfort, is one of the best-preserved Iron Age hillforts in southern England.…

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

Dilton Gardens, SW15

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Place Name Takes its name from Dilton a hamlet to the west of Beaulieu Heath and on the eastern edge…

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

Durnsford Road, SW19

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Place Name Recalls the much flipped (to use estate agent parlance) ancient manor of Durnsford, in Wandsworth. Originally owned by…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII, Merton, Wimbledon Park

Cromer Road, SW17

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Place Name So-called after the picturesque seaside town on the north coast of Norfolk, best known for its Victorian-era pier…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, street names with a Norfolk connection, streets named after seaside towns

Clarence Lane, SW15

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Place Name The Duke of Clarence (August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) bought Petersham Lodge for 1,200 guineas from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Putney Heath, Roehampton, streets named after houses, streets named after royals, Wandsworth, William IV

Clare Place, SW15

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Place Name Named for the nearby Mount Clare, a Grade I listed house, designed by architect Sir Robert Taylor, and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: East India Company, Roehampton, streets named after an Indian connection, streets named after houses, streets with a connection to the East India Company, Wandsworth

Commondale, SW15

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Place Name As the name suggests this Putney Common and immediate surrounds remained open pasture and farmland for all, that…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Putney, Putney Common, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

Coppice Drive, SW15

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Place Name A reference to the historic tree belt in the extensive park of Dover House, which can be clearly…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dover House Estate, Roehampton, streets named after trees, streets named after woods, Wandsworth, woods

Crestway, SW15

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Place Name A somewhat grand name to describe this street which was laid out on the lip of a hill…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dover House Estate, hills, Putney, social history, social housing, Wandsworth, West Putney

Charlwood Road, SW15

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Place Name Originally Worple Road, as shown on Rocque’s Map of 1741 – 1745, this was literally a track through…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: market garden, name change, Putney, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

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