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Alexandra Road, DA8

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Place name Queen Alexandra of Denmark (December 1, 1844 – November 20, 1925), was wife of King Edward VII and…

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Vickers Road, DA8

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Place Name After Vickers Works which was based in Crayford. It was set up in 1884 by Hiram Maxim, inventor…

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Wheatley Terrace Road, DA8

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Place Name After the Wheatley family, Lords of the Manor of Erith in the 18th and 19thCenturies. The Wheatleys were a…

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Stuart Mantle Way, DA8

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Place Name Named after Councillor George Stuart Mantle, who served as Mayor of Erith between AD1942 – AD1943. It was…

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Jessett Close, DA8

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Place Name After Frederick Bowreman Jessett, who was appointed Erith’s first Medical Officer of Health in 1870. The street, which…

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Jenningtree Way, DA8

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Place Name Named after Jenningtree Point, a landmark on the banks of the Thames near the end of Crabtree Manor…

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James Watt Way, DA8

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Place Name Industrial heritage. Named in honour of the renowned mechanical engineer and scientist James Watt (January 30, 1736 –…

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Ethelbert Road, DA8

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Place Name The name of the King of Kent who became the first English king, Æthelberht (c. AD550 – February 24,…

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Colyers Lane, DA8

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Place Name Named after a local farmer in the 18thCentury, William Colyer.

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Boundary Street, DA8

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Place Name As the name implies this road lies on the border of the parishes of Erith and Crayford as shown…

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