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Torbitt Way, IG2

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Place Name William Stansfield Torbitt (May 15, 1873 – January 29, 1945) was the highly regarded director of education for…

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Gantshill Crescent, IG2

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Place Name The name is thought to have originated from Richard le Gant, a 13thCentury Norman landowner who was steward of…

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Gaysham Avenue, IG2

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Place Name This is probably named after the medieval lords of the manor the de Gaysham family. Roger de Gaysham, was…

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Durban Road, IG2

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Place Name Named after the South African port town, which was founded in 1824 by Francis Farewell and other British…

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Perrymans Farm Road, IG2

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Place name Agricultural heritage. This was laid out over land that had previously been Perrymans Farm. It was bought by…

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Benton Road, IG2

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Place name Thought to be a corruption of the name of the family who held the land from the first…

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Buntingbridge Road, IG2

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Place name It doesn’t look like much of a bridge today but before it was paved over in the early…

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Woodford Avenue, IG2

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Place Name This is the A1400 and part of the North Circular. Woodford appears in the Domesday Book of 1086…

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Ley Street, IG1

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Place Name The origins of this street name go back to at least the Middle Ages and most likely even…

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Loxford Lane, IG1

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Place Name Running adjacent to Loxford Hall. The name Loxford was used to describe this area from at least 1319.…

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