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Bullsmoor Lane, EN1

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Place Name Named after a local owner of this marshland possibly with a family name of Bell. It was first…

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Bryn-y-Mawr Road, EN1

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Place Name From the Welsh meaning the big hill. It takes its name from the small South Wales town which…

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Cecil Avenue, EN1

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Place Name William Cecil (September 13, 1520 – August 4, 1598), 1st Baron Burghley also known as Lord Burghley, was…

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Pembroke Avenue, EN1

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Place Name Named after Philip Herbert (October 10, 1584 – January 23, 1650), 4th Earl of Pembroke, a royal favourite of…

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Lovell Road, EN1

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Place Name Recalling Sir Thomas Lovell (died 1524), Knight of the Garter, speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the…

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Meyer Green, EN1

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Place Name Named after the Meyer family who took ownership of Forty Hall on November 7, 1799, when it was bought…

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Landseer Road, EN1

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Place Name Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (March 7, 1802 – October 1, 1873) was a painter and sculptor who is probably best…

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Elsinge Road, EN1

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Place Name A reference to 14thCentury Elsyng Palace, which was on the site of the present day Forty Hall and…

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Goat Lane, EN1

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Place Name The original Goat pub, which included stables and a yard, stood at the junction of Goat Lane and Forty Hill…

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Magpie Alley, EC4Y

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Place Name Named after an inn called the Magpye that was recorded here from around 1732. It had previously been…

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