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Eastcote Road, HA2

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Place Name Leads on to Eastcote Lane. The name goes back to 1248 when it was first recorded as Est-cotte,…

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Byron Hill Road, HA1

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Place Name Takes its name from Byron House, which itself was named after George Gordon Byron (January 22, 1788 –…

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Sheridan Gardens, HA3

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Place Name Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (October 30, 1751 – July 7, 1816) is best known as a playwright, poet,…

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Wakeling Lane, HA0

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Place Name William Henry Wakeling of 2 Park Parade, Harrow Road, Wembley, was a master builder, who with James White…

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York Avenue, HA7

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Place Name Edward Christopher York (who died in 1885) bought the manor house and 189 acres of Headstone Farm, which…

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Sudbury Court Road, HA1

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Place Name Named after the local area which means southern manor, possibly a reference to Harrow itself. In the late…

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Rushout Avenue, HA3

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Place Name This honour belongs to Lady Alice Rushout, wife of Sir James Rushout, who inherited the manor of Harrow…

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Dudley Avenue, HA3

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Place Name Possibly after Dudley North (1581 – January 16, 1666), 3rd Baron North, who inherited the manor of Harrow…

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Cranmer Close, HA7

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Place Name Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and former…

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Palace Arts Way, HA9

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Place Name The Palace of Arts was part of the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley Park, from April 23,…

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