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Alma Street, E15

8 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This road was still being laid out when it was being surveyed for the Ordnance Survey in 1867.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Maryland, Newham, Stratford, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, West Ham

Alma Road, N10

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Place Name Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Barnet, Friern Barnet, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Alma Avenue, E4

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Place Name Originally Lyndhurst Road. Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hale End and Highams Park, Highams Park, name change, Waltham Forest

Alma Grove, SE1

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Place Name Originally Alma Road. Named the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: South Bermondsey, Southwark, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Allfarthing Lane, SW18

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Place Name This was previously the site of the manor of Alferthyng, which means half of a fouth part, in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Old English, Wandle, Wandsworth

Palace Road, N11

7 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Like neighbouring Park Road, this takes its name from the nearby Alexandra Park and Palace, which was never…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bounds Green, Haringey, royal

Park Road, N11

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Place Name With Springfield Community Park running beside this road, you may think that explains the street’s name. But in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bounds Green, Haringey, streets named after the unexpected

Palace Gates Road, N22

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Place Name A rather grand name, this road leads to Alexandra Park and Alexandra Palace, which was built on a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alexandra Park, Haringey

Alexandra Avenue, N22

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Place Name A reference to the nearby Alexandra Palace which itself was named after Queen Alexandra of Denmark (December 1,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alexandra Park, Haringey, Muswell Hill, streets named after royals

Alexandra Park Road, N22

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Place Name Directional leading to Alexandra Park. The park is – along with the entertainment venue – named after Queen…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alexandra Park, Haringey, Muswell Hill, streets named after royals

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