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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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Carew Road, CR4

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Place Name Named after the Carew family, former owners of Biggin Grove house in the 16th and 17thCenturies. Sir Nicholas Carew…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Beddington, Carshalton, Henry VIII, Tudor

Manship Road, CR4

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Place Name Named after John Manship (1726 – 1816), a businessman in the City of London and local landowner, who…

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Nineteenth Road, CR4

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Place Name This street along with neighbouring Eighteenth Road was originally laid out as part of a much larger estate…

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Robinhood Close, CR4

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Place Name Named after the legendary Nottinghamshire outlaw, who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. He became…

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Hengelo Gardens, CR4

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Place Name Named in honour of the Dutch town of Hengelo which became Mitcham’s adopted town in 1946. This practice,…

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Aventine Avenue, CR4

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Place Name One of two roads named after the seven hills of Rome, nearby Esquiline Lane is the other, possibly…

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Peppermint Mews, CR4

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Place Name Named after the herb that began to be grown commercially around Mitcham in the mid-18thCentury. It was used…

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