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Bristow Road, DA7

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Place Name Named after Henry John Bristow, chairman of Bexley Local Board, from 1889 – 1894. The Board had been…

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Belvedere Road, DA7

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Place Name Directional. Takes its name from an old mansion built sometime around 1740, and comes from the Old French…

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Barry Avenue, DA7

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Place Name Named after the town in the Vale of Glamorgan by the builder Frederick Rowland Absalom who originally came from…

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Three Corners, DA7

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Place Name This street name recalls the former Three Corner Wood that was here until the area was developed in…

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Midfield Parade, DA7

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Place Name This was developed in 1928 as part of the Barnehurst Estate development that had begun two years previously,…

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Barnehurst Avenue, DA7

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Place Name Named after the Barne family and in particular Colonel Frederick Barne, chairman of the Bexleyheath Railway Company. The…

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Grasmere 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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Coniston Close, DA7

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Place Name Wedlock, the builders named many roads after locations in the Lake District. There are in fact two Coniston…

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Ethronvi Road, DA7

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Place Name This is certainly one of London’s most curious street names and for good reason. It is not one…

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Robin Hood Lane, DA6

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Place Name Thought to be named after the public house the Robin Hood & Little John which was built in…

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