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Galahad Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after Sir Galahad, one of the Knights of the Round Table. This road on the Downham Estate,…

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Farwig Lane, BR1

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Place Name Named after Johann Farwig who set up a metal-working business in Bromley after moving there from Newington Causeway…

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Farnaby Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after the Lord of the Manor, Reverend Sir Charles Francis Farnaby, 5th Baronet of the Farnaby Baronetcy, of…

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Ethelbert Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after the Anglo-Saxon Ethelbert (Æthelberht), who was King of Mercia from AD 675 until AD 704. In…

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Downham Way, BR1

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Place Name Named in honour of William Hayes Fisher, 1st Baron Downham or Lord Downham (March 18, 1853 – July…

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Churchill Way, BR1

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Place Name A post-war development on the site of a former garage access road. It is named in honour of…

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Burnt Ash Lane, BR1

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Place Name Up until the 18th Century this area was mainly woodland. When it was deforested, the timber was burned…

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Bromley Hill, BR1

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Place Name The name Bromley was first recorded in AD 862 as Bromleag or Brom-leag. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon…

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Bickley Crescent, BR1

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Place Name First recorded in 1297, Bickley is most likely named after a former owner of the woodland or ley,…

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Beckenham Lane, BR1

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Place Name Directional, the lane leading to Beckenham. Beckenham was first recorded in AD862 as Biohhahema mearcin. It is thought…

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