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Arnhem Way, SE22

11 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Arnhem is a city in east Holland, that became famous as the setting of A Bridge Too Far,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dutch, Goose Green, Holland, Southwark, streets named after a Dutch connection

Delft Way, SE22

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Place Name Most likely named after Delftware, the distinctive blue and white pottery that took its name from the Dutch…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dutch, Goose Green, Holland, Southwark, streets named after a Dutch connection

Terborch Way, SE22

10 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Gerard ter Borch (December 1617 – December 8, 1681) was a leading 17thCentury Dutch artist, Ter Borch who developed…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Camberwell, Dutch, Goose Green, Holland, Southwark, streets named after a Dutch connection, streets named after artists

Deventer Crescent, SE22

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Place Name It is one of the Dutch-themed names of developments on either side of East Dulwich Grove, so named…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Camberwell, Goose Green, Holland, Southwark, streets named after a Dutch connection

Old Oak Lane, NW10

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Place Name First written as Eldeholt in 1380 from the Old English words elde meaning old (which survives today in the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Ealing, East Acton, field name

Old Oak Common Lane, W3

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Place Name Directional, the lane leading to Old Oak Common from East Acton. First written as Eldeholt in 1380 from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: College Park and Old Oak, field name, Hammersmith and Fulham, Shepherd's Bush

Old Oak Common Lane, NW10

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Place Name First written as Eldeholt in 1380 from the Old English words elde meaning old (which survives today in the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: College Park and Old Oak, field name, Hammersmith and Fulham

Leadenhall Place, EC3V

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Place Name Named after the Leaden Hall, a large manor house owned by Sir Hugh Neville in the 14thCentury, that…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: City of London, Lime Street, markets

Abingdon Close, SW19

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Place Name Peter of Abingdon, presumably a native of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, was the first Warden of Merton College, Oxford,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Collier's Wood, Merton, Oxford, Oxford University, Wandle, Wimbledon

Abbeydale Road, NW10

8 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The former Twyford Abbey was not a religious house, but the name of a Gothic property built in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alperton, Brent, streets named after buildings

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