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Axtaine Road, BR5

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Place Name This street gets its name from old Hundred, a term used for administrative districts from Anglo-Saxon times until…

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De Lapre Close, BR5

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Place Name The name comes from the French de la pré, meaning in or of the meadow. The road is…

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Athelstan Way, BR5

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Place Name Named after Athelstan the first Anglo-Saxon ruler who was recognised as King of All England. He was crowned…

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Willett Way, BR5

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Place Name Named in honour of William Willett (August 10, 1856 – March 4, 1915), the tireless campaigner for daylight…

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Chelsfield Road, BR5

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Place Name Directional. The name Chelsfield was first recorded, spelt Chilesfield, in the Domesday survey of 1086. It probably means…

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Alma Road, BR5

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Place Name Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block Tsarist Russia’s…

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Petts Wood Road, BR5

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Place Name Named after Phineas Pett (November 1, 1570 – August 1647) a famous Woolwich shipwright and First Resident Commissioner…

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Box Tree Walk, BR5

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Place Name Named after the Box Tree Inn, which operated from Petty Cottage in the hamlet of Ramsden before licensing…

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Wellington Road, BR5

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Place Name Arthur Wellesley (May 1, 1769 – September 14, 1852), 1st Duke of Wellington was commander at the Battle of…

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Bostall Road, BR5

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Place Name The name comes from the Old English word borg-steall meaning a place of refuge, which was usually in…

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