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Calvert Close, DA17

4 September 2019 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name After Sir William Calvert (circa 1703 – May 3, 1761), an Alderman of the City of London and,…

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Picardy Road, DA17

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Place Name Local historians are unsure where the name originated, it most likely comes from a personal name, like Piccard,…

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Nuxley Road, DA17

3 September 2019 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Previously called Bexley Road, it was renamed in March 1939 to avoid confusion with other nearby streets of…

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Baltimore Close, DA17

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Place Name Named after the US City, in Maryland, which in turn got its name from Baltimore Manor, the estate in…

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Gideon Close, DA17

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Place Name Named after Sampson Gideon (February 1699 – October 17, 1762), who bought Belvedere House in 1751, following the death of…

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Halt Robin Road, DA17

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Place Name It has been suggested by local historians that this unusually named road may have commemorated a lame gatekeeper, Halt…

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Essenden Road, DA17

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Place Name One of a cluster of streets named after Hertfordshire towns. It was one of the roads planned by Sir…

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Fisher’s Way, DA17

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Place Name The origin of this street name is uncertain but one contender is Albert Fisher, known locally as Whistling…

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Eardley Road, DA17

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Place Name Named after Sir Culling Eardley, a campaigner for religious freedom and one of the founders of the Evangelical…

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Bedwell Road, DA17

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Place Name Named by Sir Culling Eardley, of Bedwell Park, in Hertfordshire, who inherited the Belvedere Estate from his cousin…

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