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South Road, SW19

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Place Name This unimaginatively named road was once part of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

North Road, SW19

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Place Name The unimaginatively named northern road of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was called in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

East Road, SW19

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Place Name The unimaginatively named eastern road of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was called in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, Wandle

Burstow Road, SW20

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Place Name Takes its name from a small district in Surrey which was once a detached possession of the manor…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dennis Park Crescent, Merton, social housing, street names with a Surrey connection, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

Dennis Park Crescent, SW20

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Place Name Joseph Bowen was the Borough Surveyor at Wimbledon CouncilĀ  who over saw the development of the Council’s Housing…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dennis Park Crescent, Merton, social housing, streets named after children, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

Denmark Road, SW19

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Place Name This road originally continued all the way down to the Worple Road, but once development got under way…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillside, Merton, streets named after pubs, Wimbledon

Denmark Avenue, SW19

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Place Name Originally a continuation of Denmark Road, it changed to its present name sometime in the late 19thCentury as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillside, Merton, name change, streets named after pubs, streets with a Danish connection, Wimbledon

Crooked Billet, SW19

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Place Name There has been a Crooked Billet pub – for a time Ye Olde Crooked Billet – since around…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Merton, streets named after pubs, Village, Wimbledon

Crescent Gardens, SW19

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Place Name Named due to its proximity to The Crescent, which itself was so-named after its shape, sandwiched as it…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Merton, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park

Cowdrey Road, SW19

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. Named after farmer William Cowdrey (born sometime around 1661 – May 17, 1723). Farming had taken…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Agricultural, Bond-Hopkins estate, George I, Merton, Wandle, Wimbledon

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