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Wharf Road, EN3

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Place Name So-called by 1896, this road leads to the Ponders End Wharf on the Lee Navigation near the Corticene Floor…

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Beehive Lane, IG4

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PLACE NAME A house called Beehive was for many years the seat of two powerful local families the Fullers and…

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Painters Lane, EN3

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Place Name This is a corruption of Pentriches which derives from the Manor of Honeylands and Pentriches, the original name…

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Ingersoll Road, EN3

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Place Name Named after local landowner Riley Thomas Ingersoll (February 25, 1819 – 1896) who was living at Enfield Highway…

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Falcon Road, EN3

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Place Name Named after the historic Falcon public house, in South Street, which was first recorded in 1722.  The original coaching…

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Goldsdown Road, EN3

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. This was originally a field name on land that lay to the north of Green Street.…

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Medcalf Road, EN3

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Place Name Thought to be named after Benjamin Medcalf, originally from Enfield Lock, who was landlord and farmer of the…

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Smeaton Road, EN3

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Place Name Named after John Smeaton (June 8, 1724 – October 28, 1792), the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, who is often…

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Marryat Road, EN1

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Place Name Named after Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 – August 9, 1848), a naval hero, inventor and writer of classic…

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Exeter Road, EN3

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Place Name Named after the Marquesses of Exeter. Henry Cecil (March 14, 1754 – May 1, 1804) was the 1st Marquess…

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