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Bedford Hill, SW12

19 December 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The land on which this road was laid over was once owned by the dukes of Bedford. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Balham, Duke of Bedford, Heaver estate, Howland, Lambeth, St Leonard's, Streatham, streets with a connection to the East India Company, Wandsworth

Bedford Hill, SW16

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Place Name The land on which this road was laid over was once owned by the dukes of Bedford. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Balham, Duke of Bedford, East India Company, Heaver estate, Howland, Lambeth, St Leonard's, Streatham, Wandsworth

Beddington Cross, CR0

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Place Name Reconfiguration of the site means that the cross element of this street is now difficult to define. However,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Beddington, Beddington North, Croydon, Sutton

Beddington Farm Road, CR0

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Place Name Well, this was agricultural land, but the farm being referred to here didn’t grow any crops or raise…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: agriculture, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Beddington North, Croydon, industry

Beddington Grove, SM6

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Place Name No grove is shown on early maps, so that was likely an affection on the part of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Beddington, Sutton, Wallington

Becontree Avenue, RM8

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Place Name Laid out over the estate of Valence House, when the Becontree Estate was built by the London County…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Barking and Dagenham, Becontree, Dagenham, streets named after trees, Valence House

Beck Way, BR3

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Place Name This road was developed over the huge Eden Park in the early 20thCentury. Its name is a reference…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Beckenham, Bromley, Kelsey and Eden Park, Old English, Old Norse, River Beck, streets named after rivers

Beck Lane, BR3

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Place Name Once a quiet country lane that meandered along fields, it began to be developed between the wars. Its…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Beckenham, Bromley, Clock House, Old English, Old Norse, river, River Beck, River Ravensbourne, streets named after rivers

Beam Avenue, RM10

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Place Name A reference to the nearby River Beam, which is a continuation of the River Rom flowing through the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Barking and Dagenham, Beam, Medieval, River Beam, streets named after rivers

Bayswater Road, W2

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Place Name This was once the main route out of the City to Oxford and it was here that travellers…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bayswater, Medieval name, street names connected with horses, street names connected with transport, Westminster

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