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Lowther Road, SW13

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Place Name Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther (February 16, 1858 – April 5, 1916), a Barnes landowner, former ambassador who served…

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Lonsdale Road, SW13

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Place Name William Lowther (July 21, 1787 – March 4, 1872), who was the 2nd Earl of Lonsdale bought the…

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Longfield Drive, SW14

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Place Name Field name. Originally built as a private drive in 1878 serving three cottages Longfield; Manaton (later The Close);…

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Little St Leonards, SW14

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Place Name Originally plain St Leonards Road. Like St Leonards Road, it takes its name from St Leonard’s the ancient…

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Limes Field Road, SW14

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Place Name First named in 1907, this was named after the house at 123 Mortlake High Street, then called The…

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Leinster Avenue, SW14

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Place Name Named after a former house that stood on this site that was knocked down in 1930 to make…

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Larches Avenue, SW14

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Place Name Takes its name from The Larches a former 17thCentury property facing the east side of Milestone Green. It…

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Langdon Place, SW14

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Place Name Henry Langdon, was a market gardener who lived in Mortlake from 1866. He was elected to the Urban…

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Starfield Road, W12

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Place Name Originally Station Road, although why is hard to fathom as the nearest stations are some distance away, which…

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Lambert Avenue, TW9

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Place Name Stampa Walter Lambert (March 17, 1853 – October 12, 1921) was a barrister and the first chairman of…

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