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Hine Close, CR5

20 June 2019 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Just over the border in Surrey. One of a number of roads laid out on the old hospital…

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Waddington Close, CR5

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Place Name Remembering the hamlet which was subsumed into Kenley in the 20thCentury. The name Waddington goes back to Saxon…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Croydon, Croydon South, Old Coulsdon

Woodcote Grove Road, CR5

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Place Name The area Woodcote was so named after a cottage in or near the wood, which was substantial enough…

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Aspen Gardens, CR4

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Place Name Named after a former property called Aspen Cottage that stood here when the road was laid out. It…

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Camwal Close, CR4

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Place Name Named after the Chemists’ Aerated Mineral Water Association Ltd which as the name implies was a mineral water…

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Lansdell Road, CR4

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Place Name Named after the Reverend Frederick John Lansdell who was mission clergyman at the School Church, in St Marks…

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Illingworth Close, CR4

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Place Name Named after Sir Richard Illingworth, who in 1463 was made Chief Baron of the Exchequer during the reign…

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Farewell Place, CR4

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Place Name Named after the Farewell-Jones family who lived at Brenley House, on Cedars Avenue, for more than 40 years until it…

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Slade Way, CR4

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Place Name Named after Tony Slade, an amateur footballer who was part of the Tooting and Mitcham United Football Club…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, sport, streets named after footballers, streets named after sports connections

Northumberland Gardens, CR4

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Place Name Northumberland, England’s northernmost county, is steeped in ancient history and known for its wild landscapes. Once part of…

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