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Royal Oak Road, DA6

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Place Name Today this long street is broken into two parts, as it straddles the A207 Albion Road. But this…

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Pincott Road, DA6

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Place Name After Reverend William Henry Pincott, first Vicar of Christ Church, Bexleyheath, who served between 1866 and 1878. This street…

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Erith Road, DA6

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Place Name Directional. The ancient village of Erith was first recorded as Earhyð in AD695, meaning a gravelly landing place.…

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Bean Road, DA6

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Place Name Named after engineer Alfred Bean, owner of the Danson Estate in Bexleyheath, who was Chairman of Bexley Local…

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Lakeside Close, DA5

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Place Name Named after the boating lake that stands in Danson Park. The road was still parkland until well after…

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Steynton Avenue, DA5

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Place name Steyne comes from the Old English stoene, meaning a stony place and ton from tün meaning farmstead or…

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Back Lane, DA5

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Place name This was Bexley’s second road, used as an alternative to the main thoroughfare in days before paving and…

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Shuttlemead, DA5

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Place Name The name gives a clue to the area’s agricultural past. The Shuttle is a reference to the nearby…

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Huntington Close, DA5

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Place Name Named after the Reverend Benjamin Huntington, the former vicar of Bexley Church, who  left money for the “handsome…

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Bridgen Road, DA5

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Place Name Named after the former country house Bridgen Place, which was built in the 1770s by William Cope and…

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