Place Name Named after Sir William Capel (about 1446 – 1515) who bought the manor of Honeylands in 1486 from…
Place Name Although first recorded as Fortey sometime around 1350, the origins of this name, go back much further to…
Place Name A relic of the shaded cloister walks of the gardens of Whitefriars’ monastery which was established here in…
Place Name Like several nearby streets this takes its name from a town of the Boer War, in this case…
Place Name This modern road remembers an old name White Lion Wharf, which is thought to have been named after…
Place Name Named after the Duchy of Lancaster estate. The original estate was formed in 1265 when Henry III granted…
Place Name Vienna-born Sir Jules Thorn (February 7, 1899 – December 12, 1980) was the founder of Thorn Electrical Industries,…
Place Name Named after Gnaeus Julius Agricola (June 13, 40 – August 23, 93), the general responsible for much of the…
Place Name Literal. Takes its name from the old Roman road which used to run close to here, which this…
Place Name This is a reference to a local family who were connected with a crossroads here, thought to date…