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Friday Hill, E4

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Place Name Previously called Jackatt Hill, it takes its present name from a John Friday, who is recorded as having property…

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Drysdale Avenue, E4

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Place Name Named after the developers Drysdale Trust Limited, a property holding company, owned by the Allen family. The street…

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Ascham Drive, E4

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Place Name Remembering Roger Ascham (c. 1515 – December 30, 1568) an English scholar who was Princess Elizabeth’s (later Queen Elizabeth…

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St Egberts Way, E4

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Place Name St Egbert’s College was founded by Belgian monks, the Brothers of Mercy, sometime around 1919. The religious order…

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Kings Head Hill, E4

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Place Name Named after the long established village inn first referred to in 1782 – although other sources suggest it…

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King’s Road, E4

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Place Name Previously called Bull Lane, after the Bull and Crown public house, it was changed sometime around 1902 to…

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Nevin Drive, E4

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Place Name Named after Nevin McGladdery, chairman of Chingford Urban District Council when the Chingford County High School was opened in a…

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The Four Wents, E4

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Place Name A joke name recalling a crossroads that met at a green which until the development of the railway…

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Lena Kennedy Close, E4

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Place Name Remembering bestselling author Lena Kennedy (June 15, 1914 – August 1, 1986), famed for her mostly historic romantic…

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Archer Road, BR5

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Place Name This is one of a dozen streets that’s name is inspired by the legend of Robin Hood, who…

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