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Diamond Road, HA4

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Place Name Takes its name from Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrated on June 22, 1897 to mark the 60th anniversary…

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Filed under: Hillingdon, Queen Victoria, Ruislip, South Ruislip, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Victoria Park estate

Essex Close, HA4

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Place Name Robert Devereux (November 10, 1565 – February 25, 1601) was a courtier, soldier, statesman and poet, who became a…

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Filed under: cluster, Eastcote, Elizabeth I, Hillingdon, Ruislip, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner, streets named after criminals

Ellis Close, HA4

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Place Name James Henry Ellis (September 25, 1924 – November 25, 1997) was an engineer and cryptographer whose pioneering work…

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Filed under: Eastcote, Hillingdon, Ruislip, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner, streets named after a connection with the Second World War, Streets named after spies, World War Two

Crossway, HA4

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Place Name At ground level it would be difficult to tell how this name came about, but take a bird’s…

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Filed under: Hillingdon, post-war, Ruislip, South Ruislip, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Civic Way, HA4

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Place Name Laid out over former agricultural fields this is an awkward bit of land that was sandwiched between the…

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Filed under: Hillingdon, rubbish tip, Ruislip, South Ruislip, street names connected with transport, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Aitken Close, HA4

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Place Name James Macrae Aitken (October 27, 1908 – December 3, 1983) was a Scottish chess master who represented Great…

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Filed under: Bletchley Park, chess, Eastcote, Hillingdon, Ruislip, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner, streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after a Scottish connection, Streets named after spies, World War Two

Currie Hill Close, SW19

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Place Name Currie Hill Close was laid out in 1956 on the site of a house called Curriehill, built in…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after a Scottish connection, Village, Wimbledon

Penner Close, SW19

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Place Name Edward Penner was a (now obscure) churchwarden of St Mary’s Church, Wimbledon, in 1803, according to the Wandsworth…

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Filed under: Church of England, Putney, Wandsworth, West Hill

Lacock Close, SW19

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Place Name Lacock Abbey, in Wiltshire, was founded in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery for Augustinian…

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Filed under: Augustinian, cluster, Dissolution of the monasteries, Merton, South Wimbledon, streets named after abbeys, streets named after religious houses, streets with a Wiltshire connection, Wandle, Wimbldeon

Coach House Lane, SW19

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Place Name Unsurprisingly, this was laid out over a former coach house. It was originally the coach house to Atherton…

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Filed under: Merton, street names connected with transport, Village, Wimbledon

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