Place Name Well, this was agricultural land, but the farm being referred to here didn’t grow any crops or raise…
Place Name No grove is shown on early maps, so that was likely an affection on the part of the…
Place Name Laid out over the estate of Valence House, when the Becontree Estate was built by the London County…
Place Name This road was developed over the huge Eden Park in the early 20thCentury. Its name is a reference…
Place Name Once a quiet country lane that meandered along fields, it began to be developed between the wars. Its…
Place Name A reference to the nearby River Beam, which is a continuation of the River Rom flowing through the…
Place Name This was once the main route out of the City to Oxford and it was here that travellers…
Place Name This is a reference to the wood of the same name three miles away – and was probably…
Place name Previously Suffolk Street West and, more recently, Battle Bridge Road. As names go few evoke a sense of…
Place Name A church has stood in Battersea since as early as AD800. Indeed the church lasted throughout the Middle…