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Albemarle Road, BR2

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Place Name Named after Albemarle Cator (1813-1868), son of John Barwell Cator (1791–1850) who had developed and greatly expanded the landholdings…

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Bishops Avenue, BR1

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Place Name The Bishops of Rochester had a residence in the area from the 12th Century up until 1845, on…

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Walters Yard, BR1

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Place Name Named after John Walter who ran a smithy here. Until the end of the 18th Century this part…

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Tweedy Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after the Tweedy family part of the old Scottish clan, named after the River Tweed. Having moved…

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Tetty Way, BR1

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Place Name Named after Elizabeth Johnson (February 4, 1689 – March 17, 1752) a wealthy widow who married Dr Samuel…

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St Blaise Avenue, BR1

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Place Name Named after the saint who has long been linked with Bromley but the reason has been lost to…

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Siward Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after the medieval Bishop of Rochester Siward (or Sigweard) who served from 1058 until his death in…

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Scotts Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after Sir Edward Scott who inherited the estate first purchased by his family in 1796. Sir Claude…

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Ravensbourne Road, BR1

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Bromley, Bromley Town, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Rangefield Road, BR1

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Place name In the late 19th Century there was a rifle range near Holloway Farm, hence the name Rangefield Road.…

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