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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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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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