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Hardley Crescent, RM11

25 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This street was laid out between the wars. It is a reference to the former name of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Old English, Squirrels Heath

Ardleigh Close, RM11

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Place Name This was originally part of Ardleigh Green Road and was the route across the railway line. That changed…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Middle English, name change, Old English, Squirrels Heath

Ardleigh Green Road, RM11

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Place Name Directional this is the road that leads out of Hornchurch to the hamlet. The name itself is a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Hornchurch, Middle English, name change, Old English, Squirrels Heath

Archway Road, N19

24 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This road, which leads from the Great North Road into London, goes under the bridge not across it.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Islington, Junction, streets named after buildings

Archway Road, N6

22 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This road, which leads from the Great North Road into London, goes under the bridge not across it.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Haringey, Highgate, streets named after buildings

Aperfield Road, TN16

20 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out over the estate of Apperfield Court, which was broken up and developed at the start of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Biggin Hill, Bromley, Orpington, streets named after trees

Norman Road, IG1

14 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

PLACE NAME One of four streets named after important phases in British history, in this case the Norman Conquest which…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cluster, Ilford, Loxford, streets named after historical events

Angel Close, N18

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Place Name Laid out over the site of the former Angel Tavern, which was knocked down in 1968 to make…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Edmonton, Edmonton Green, Enfield, streets named after buildings, streets named after pubs

Angel Road, N18

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Place Name The Angel Inn, after which this stretch of the A406 is known, was knocked down in 1968 to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Edmonton, Edmonton Green, Enfield, streets named after buildings, streets named after pubs

Angell Park Gardens, SW9

13 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The Angell family owned estates around Lambeth from the late 17thCentury after William Angell, originally from Crowhurst in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Brixton, Brixton North, Coldharbour, streets named after developers

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