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Margaret Road, EN4

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Place Name Queen Margaret of Anjou (March 23, 1430 – August 25, 1482) was the wife of Henry VI and…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, Battle of Barnet, Chipping Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, Henry VI, streets named after a French connection, streets named after women, War of the Roses

High Trees, EN4

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Place Name Takes its rather literal, if pleasantly suburban, name from a number of tall, mature trees of various species…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, streets from 1980s, streets named after trees

Warwick Close, EN4

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Place Name Richard Neville (November 22, 1428 – April 14, 1471), Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker, lost his…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, Battle of Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, War of the Roses

Hertford Road, EN4

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Place Name So named because Barnet was historically in Hertfordshire, and Hertford is the county town. The London Borough of…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, cluster, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, roads named after towns, streets named with a Hertfordshire connection

Leys Gardens, EN4

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Place Name A ley is a spring or water meadow. The namers of this road were stretching the definition since…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, beva, East Barnet, East Barnet ward

Lakeside Crescent, EN4

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Place Name This road was laid out in the gardens of Little Grove. There were once, no fewer than five…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, Chipping Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, streets named 1936

Lancelot Gardens, EN4

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Place Name Lancelot Gerald Hasluck (November 10, 1863 – July 2, 1937) was a philanthropist who served as a member…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, named after councillor/council employee, streets named after philanthropists

Middle Road, EN4

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Place Name Sandwiched between the older Jackson Road and Welbeck Road, this is the Middle Road. It was laid out…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, street named 1911

Park Road, EN4

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Place Name On the face of it, this should be literal. The Victoria Recreation Ground stands at its northern end.…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, Chipping Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, streets named 1888

Parkside Gardens, EN4

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Place Name Literal. Straddling Pymmes Brook, this street overlooks the southern edge of Oak Hill Park, a large area of…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, streets named 1938

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