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Langton Grove, HA6

31 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from Elizabeth Langton who gave the freehold of her estate to New College, Oxford, in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Harrow, Hillingdon, Northwood, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after women

Stockley Road, UB7

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Place Name Stockley Park takes its name from the former hamlet of Stockley, which is believed to be a portmanteau…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, industry, name change, portmanteau, West Drayton, Yiewsley

Stockley Farm Road, UB7

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Place Name Stockley Park takes its name from the former hamlet of Stockley, which is believed to be a portmanteau…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, industry, name change, portmanteau, West Drayton, Yiewsley

Cedar Drive, HA5

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Place Name One of four streets whose names with a tree theme which were approved by the Highways and Cleansing…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cluster, Harrow, Hatch End, Laing Estate, Pinner, streets named after trees

Willow Drive, EN5

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Place Name Laid out over fields off the Manor Road in 1938. There was a willow tree on the corner…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Barnet, High Barnet, streets named after plants, streets named after trees, Underhill

Aberdeen Lane, N5

30 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name Originally Aberdeen Mews between 1915 and 1960 – it was extended twice in 1924 and 1930. It has…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Aberdeen Park, Highbury, Islington, name change

Ainsworth Close, SE15

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Place Name The road was laid out over a former school’s grounds. According to Origin of Place Names in Peckham…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Southwark, St Giles

Barset Road, SE15

29 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Thought to be a reference to Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, set in rural Victorian Wiltshire – set in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: literature, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after literary figures

Collyer Place, SE15

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Place Name Dr William Bengo’ Collyer (April 14, 1782 – January 8, 1854), was a great – but controversial –…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Peckham, religion, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after people involved in a scandal

Coll’s Road, SE15

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Place Name Benjamin Colls (November 4, 1813 – August 25, 1878), was a painter and director who founded the building…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: named after councillor/council employee, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Peckham, Southwark, streets named after businesses

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