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Armstrong Close, BR1

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Place Name Commander Neil Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) became the first man on the moon on July…

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Apollo Avenue, BR1

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Place Name Named after United States Apollo 11 mission led by Commander Neil Armstrong who on July 20, 1969 became…

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Tristram Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after Sir Tristan, also known as Tristram. This road on the Downham Estate, built sometime between 1924 and 1930,…

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Forde Avenue, BR1

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Place Name Named after Roger Forde or Roger of Ford, the unpopular medieval Abbot of Glastonbury, Somerset, who died unexpectedly…

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Blackbrook Lane, BR1

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Place Name Named after the de Blackbrooke or Blakebrok family who were associated with Bromley from 1250 until they left…

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Fairfield Road, BR1

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Place Name This street was laid out over a former field where one of the two annual fairs was held.…

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Albyfield, BR1

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Place Name Named after the nearby manor house called Albyfield which was built in 1878 as home for John Scott.…

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Arcus Road, BR1

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Place Name Descriptive. It comes from the Latin meaning arc or bow (as in bow shaped), which perfectly describes the…

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Saxon Road, BR1

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Place Name Named after the people who put, almost literally, Bromley on the map. As W T Beeby writes in…

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Cranmer Road, CR0

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Place Name Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and former…

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