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Howsman Road, SW13

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Place Name John de Feckenham, (c. 1515 – October 1584) was a Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral between 1554 and…

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Hillersdon Avenue, SW13

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Place Name This road which was laid out in 1896 was built on the grounds of Hillersdon House, named after…

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Heidegger Crescent, SW13

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Place Name John James (Johann Jacob) Heidegger (June 19, 1666 – September 5, 1749), was a Swiss count and leading…

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Printers Inn Court, EC4A

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Place Name Industrial heritage. Named after the printing industry which formerly flourished in the area. Publishing started in nearby Fleet…

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Stationer’s Hall Court, EC4M

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Place Name Named after the adjacent hall of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. In 1554 it bought Peter’s…

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Halcyon Close, SW13

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Place Name A standard developer name meaning calm and peaceful or, equally applicable given the price, prosperous and affluent. This…

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Grove Road, SW13

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Place Name Takes its name from Grove Cottage, originally called The Folly, which was built in the Moat Garden in…

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Bear Gardens, SE1

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Place Name After the theatre of animal cruelty that once stood here. For it was here that bears and bulls…

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Grange Road, SW13

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Place Name Originally called Norton Lane, so called after Norton Field after the North Field “another great tract” of agricultural…

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Glebe Road, SW13

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Place Name Glebe land is owned by the parish church to support the local priest. This was originally in the…

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