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Radcliffe Gardens, SM5

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Place Name John Radcliffe (1650 – November 1, 1714) was the preeminent physician of his day whose expertise was sought…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Carshalton, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, Mary II, medicine, Oxford, Oxford University, Queen Anne, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Tories, Sutton, William III

Mendez Way, SW15

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Place Name Alicia Mendez (1925 – March 13, 2006), was an occupational therapist who worked at Queen Mary’s Hospital in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: medicine, Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, Roehampton Hospital, Street names with a South American connection, streets named after women

Luttrell Avenue, SW15

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Place Name Mary Florence Luttrell, dowager Baroness Westbury (died August 1, 1901), was a daughter of the Reverend Alexander Fownes…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Leader Estate, Putney, streets named after a Somerset connection, streets named after women, Wandsworth, West Putney

Lysons Walk, SW15

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Place Name Daniel Lysons (April 28, 1762 – 1834) who was known by the nickname Stumpity Stump was curate of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Oxford, Oxford University, Putney, St Mary Hall, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after writers, streets with a Gloucestershire connection, Wandsworth, West Putney

Lyford Road, SW18

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Place Name William Lyford (1598 – October 3, 1653), was a nonconformist clergyman said to be of “great modesty and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: All Fathing manor, Calvinist, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, Quakers, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common, witchcraft

Links Way, SW17

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Place Name On November 28, 1888 an article appeared in the Edinburgh Evening News under the headline New Golf Green…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, sport, streets named after sports connections, Tooting Golf Course

Lidiard Road, SW18

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Place Name John Lidiard (1835 – March 20, 1917), was the first Mayor of Wandsworth, with his term of office…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: named after councillor/council employee, Openview Estate, streets named after Conservatives, streets named after Tories, Wandsworth, Wandsworth and Merton, Wandsworth Common

Leigham Court Road, SW16

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Place Name Features on Stanford’s 1964 Library Map of London and its Environs as Leigham Court Road or St Julian’s…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dulwich and West Norwood, Knight's Hill, Lambeth, Leigham Court Manor, Old English, Streatham, Streatham Wells

Laverstoke Gardens, SW15

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Place Name Takes its name from small village in the Test Valley, Hampshire. According to the Basingstoke and Deane  Conservation…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, cluster, Old English, Putney, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Lavender Avenue, CR4

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. This was the original lane between the Lavender fields. It was developed between the wars. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Lavender Fields, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden

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