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Mill Road, DA8

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Place Name Named after John Dann’s windmill in Erith which stood on the corner of St Paul’s Road and Charlieville…

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Maxim Road, DA8

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Place Name Industrial heritage. After Sir Hiram Maxim (February 5, 1840 – November 24, 1916), a famous local inventor best…

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Athol Road, DA8

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Place name Recalling John of Strathbogie (c. 1266 – November 7, 1306), the 9th Earl of Atholl who was Lord of…

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Appold Street, DA8

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Place name Industrial heritage. Appold Street, Erith, was named in reference to the engineering firm Easton & Anderson who made the…

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Lavernock Road, DA7

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Place Name Named after the coastal hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan seven miles south of Cardiff. Developer Frederick Rowland Absalom who…

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Erith Road, DA7

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Place Name Directional. Named after the ancient village of Erith that was first recorded as Earhyð in AD695, meaning a…

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Inglewood Road, DA7

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Place Name W H Wedlock Ltd, the builders named many roads after Lake District locations. The firm was established in…

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Sheldon Road, DA7

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Place Name After George Sheldon, Chairman of Bexley Urban Council from 1909 – 1917 and a justice of the peace.…

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Bexley Road, DA7

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Place Name Directional. Bexley means a wood or grove of box trees. Box trees used to be prevalent in the…

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Stanhope Road, DA7

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Place Name Laid out close to an old gravel pit in the late 19thCentury, this is named after one of…

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