Place Name Gypsies were a frequent feature of the sparsely populated Dulwich and Norwood woods before the 19thCentury, eking a…
Place Name Originally plain Bedfords Road it runs to the south of Bedfords Park. There have been several reasons put…
Place name This road once led to Bedford Park, a Georgian villa that was built by John Bedford in 1793.…
Place Name The land on which this road was laid over was once owned by the dukes of Bedford. The…
Place Name The land on which this road was laid over was once owned by the dukes of Bedford. The…
Place Name Reconfiguration of the site means that the cross element of this street is now difficult to define. However,…
Place Name Well, this was agricultural land, but the farm being referred to here didn’t grow any crops or raise…
Place Name No grove is shown on early maps, so that was likely an affection on the part of the…
Place Name Laid out over the estate of Valence House, when the Becontree Estate was built by the London County…
Place Name This road was developed over the huge Eden Park in the early 20thCentury. Its name is a reference…