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Calonne Road, SW19

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Place Name Charles Alexandre de Calonne (January 20, 1734 – October 30, 1802), titled Count of Hannonville in 1759, was…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after a French connection, Village, Wimbledon, Wimbledon House, Wimbledon House Estate

Caxton Road, SW19

31 March 2025 londonstreetguide

Place Name William Caxton (born sometime around 1422 – died sometime around 1491) revolutionised printing in England, being the first…

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Filed under: Merton, Poets Area, Wandle, Wimbledon

Boundary Road, SW19

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Place Name So called because its entire length runs along what was the boundary of Streatham Parish (which included Tooting)…

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Filed under: Collier's Wood, Merton, Mitcham and Morden

Peek Crescent, SW19

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Place Name Sir Henry William Peek (February 26, 1825 – August 26, 1898) was an importer of spices, tea, as…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after Conservatives, streets named after MPs, Village, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Park Estate, Wimbledon Park House

Somerset Road, SW19

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Place Name Edward Adolphus Seymour (February 24, 1775 – August 15, 1855) was the 11th Duke of Somerset who leased…

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Filed under: 11th Duke of Somerset, Merton, streets named after a Somerset connection, Village, Wimbledon

Tandem Way, SW19

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Place Name Industrial heritage. In 1907 a German company formed the Tandem Smelting Syndicate, setting up close to the railway…

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Filed under: Collier's Wood, industry, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after a German connection, World War One

Bewley Street, SW19

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Place Name As with many of the streets in South Wimbledon this is named after a former religious house, due…

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Filed under: Cistercian, cluster, Merton, South Wimbledon, streets named after abbeys, streets named after religious houses, Wandle, Wimbledon

Rushmere Place, SW19

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Place Name This is a private road that was once the back garden to the Jacobean building Eagle House. It…

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Filed under: industry, Merton, Middle English, Old English, streets named 1991, Village, Wimbledon

Ambleside, SW19

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Place Name Takes its name from a former property, one of a number of large country villas that were built…

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Filed under: Cumbria, Southfields, streets named after houses, Wandsworth, Wimbledon Park Estate

Beltane Drive, SW19

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Place Name Beltane School was founded in Wimbledon in 1934 by teachers and others who had been forced to leave…

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Filed under: jewish london, Merton, names with a Celtic origin, streets named 1959, streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after a German connection, streets named after schools, Village, Wimbledon

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