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Burr Close, DA7

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Place Name Named after the former Burr Farm that used to be on this land until development of the area…

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Belmont Road, DA8

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Place Name Belmont comes from the Norman meaning fine hill. It was a popular name around London and beyond. Belmont…

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Woolwich Road, DA7

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Place Name Directional. This was the ancient route from Erith to Woolwich. The name itself comes from the Old English…

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Streamway, DA7

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Place Name This road follows the route of Bedon Stream, the Bedon being a minor tributary of the River Thames, which…

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Stratton Close, DA7

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Place Name Thought to be named after Robert Nelson Stratton a career landlord who used to run the Coach &…

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Oakhouse Avenue, DA7

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Place Name Named after the former villa that was built here in around 1816. Neil Malcolm of Lamorbey was given…

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Nursery Close, DA7

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Place Name Until its development in the 1930s much of the land surrounding Bexleyheath was agriculture and this road’s name…

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Long Lane, DA7

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Place Name Literal. An ancient route that runs from Bexleyheath to Bostall Heath. It remained largely undeveloped until the 1930s,…

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Kipling Road, DA7

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Place Name Named after Henry Kipling, vicar of Plumstead and East Wickham, who inherited the manor farm of Plumstead from…

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Cannon Road, DA7

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Place Name Named after Stephen Cannon, who from 1894 – 1896 was the first chairman of the newly-formed Urban District…

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