Place Name Named after the large Georgian property built in 1771 for Silvanus Grove, a successful Quaker merchant, to the designs of Joel…
Place Name In his book A Potted History of Ilford, Norman Gunby offers several potential reasons for how the ancient…
Place Name This was originally Asylum Road as it led to the Merchant Seamen’s Orphan Asylum, now Wanstead Hospital, which…
Place Name Named in honour of Sir Charles Herbert Bressey (January 3, 1874 – April 14, 1951), chief engineer for roads…
Place Name Named after The George public house which first opened in 1657 at the Horns Inn, as a stopping point…
Place Name Our ancestors were not known for their subtlety, and this name was derived from a literal description of…
Place Name Directional, the road leading to Hale End. The settlement after which this road is named was first recorded…
Place Name Named after Adam de Salesbury and his ancestors who took possession of a large part of Higham manor…
Place Name Named after the medieval Lord of the Manor of Higham Peter de Valognes, a Norman nobleman. Between 1070 and…
Place Name Walthamstow born George Monoux (c. 1465 – February 8, 1544) was a merchant in Bristol and London and…