Place Name Whipps Cross is a mutation of the area’s 16thCentury name, Phyppys Crosse, which was first recorded in 1517…
Place Name Named after the Leytonstone-born poet and dramatist, John Drinkwater (June 1, 1882 – March 25, 1937). This was…
Place Name Named in honour of Jenny Hammond (December 19, 1894 – 1988), a Labour Party councillor and former mayor…
Place Name A relatively new road, it was developed and named sometime in the 1990s. It comes from the artesian…
Place Name An area much redeveloped throughout the 20thCentury. This is one of a cluster of streets redeveloped by the Waltham…
Place Name Directional, leading to Aldersbrook. This was previously Forest Road, running along the boundary of Wanstead Flats. According to…
Place Name First occupied sometime around 1877, this was originally called Forest Road, it was renamed about 1891, probably to…
Place Name Named after Finlay Fraser whose family had run a nursery garden in the area for several generations serving fresh…
Place Name Originally called Markhouse Lane or Mark House Lane, it was changed to its present name in 1875. It…
Place Name A relatively new development built as part of works by the Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust between 1995…