Place Name Takes its name from the East Sussex village of Alfriston, which means Ælfric’s town or settlement. This is…
Place Name Originally Alfred Street. It was renamed in 1937 as part of the London County Council’s periodic clean up…
Place Name Commemorating the visit of the Prince of Wales and his wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark (December 1, 1844…
Place Name The Carleton family were by the 18thCentury already one of the old established families of Carshalton and “at…
Place Name Sir William Scawen (born sometime around 1644 – October 18, 1722) was an MP and Governor of the…
Place Name The acanthus leaf is one of the most common ornamental features to used in decorative architecture throughout history.…
Place Name Few street names can be quite as literal as this one with a rare double meaning. In road…
Place Name Quite literal. Named after the River Wandle that flows nearby, rising near Croydon and flowing into the Thames…
Place Name Although not featured on any Ordnance Survey map this was originally Brickfield Lane, a clue to its industrial…
Place Name The Gaynesfords were an important and powerful Carshalton family around the time of the Wars of the Roses…