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Abercorn Crescent, HA2

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Place Name John James Hamilton (July 1756 – January 27, 1818), 1st Marquess of Abercorn, bought the former Bentley Priory, which…

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Honeypot Lane, HA3

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Place Name Up until the 1930s this was still a rural backwater, unaltered by time in nearly two millennia, surrounded…

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Christchurch Avenue, HA0

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Place Name Takes its name from Christ Church college, Oxford, which in 1546 was granted the estates that had previously…

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Pool Road, HA1

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Place Name Remembering the Charles Crescent or West Harrow Swimming Pool which opened on the site of the former Harrow…

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Haynes Road, HA0

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Place Name Named after Henry Haynes, the son of a local hay-dealer, who ran a local brickworks and was an early…

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Spencer Road, HA0

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Place Name Captain Edward George Spencer Churchill (May 21, 1876 – June 24, 1964), was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill,…

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Glacier Way, HA0

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Place Name Industrial heritage. Named after the Glacier Metal Company, which was based just off the Ealing Road, and had its…

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Alperton Lane, HA0

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Place Name This was the road that used to lead from the village of Perivale to Aleprton. John Field in…

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Abbeydale Road, HA0

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Place Name Named after the former Twyford Abbey, which was not in fact a religious house, but the name of…

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Kenton Road, HA1

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Place Name Directional the road that leads to Kenton. The name Kenton means the farm or estate connected with Cœna,…

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