Place Name Thought to be named after the osier beds that were here. These small willows were cultivated here to…
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Place Name No surprise but this was indeed the site of a former dock. Early maps of the area show…
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Place Name This was originally a continuation Kew Foot Road running fro Evelyn Road to Old Deer Park Gardens. Anthony…
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Place Name As with Evelyn Road, it is named after Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (July 24, 1836 – November 15,…
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Place Name Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (July 24, 1836 – November 15, 1907) was a barrister and Liberal politician, who…
Place Name Like Strand in Westminster it comes from the Old English stond, meaning the edge of a river such as…
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Place Name Originally Kew Foot Lane. The foot in this case is literal, distinguishing it from the main highway or…
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Place Name According to Jane Baxter, Richmond Council’s Heritage manager, the name is not quite as straightforward as one might…
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Place Name Originally called Worlds End on account that beyond Richmond’s town walls, it was here that Fagg Lane Gate…
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Place Name Henry Venn (1725 – 1797) and his son John Venn (March 9, 1759 – July 1, 1813), were central…
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