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Balaclava Road, SE1

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Place Name Commemorating one of the most famous and romanticised battles in British history, the Battle of Balaclava, which took…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bermondsey, South Bermondsey, Southwark, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Baker Street, W1U

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Place Name It is a name so familiar you might think its origins were set into the very foundations of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Baker family, Marylebone High Street, Portman Estate, Westminster

Baber Bridge Parade, TW14

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Place Name It remembers an Old English name, first recorded in 1268 as Babbewrth and, a few years later as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Feltham, Feltham North, Hounslow, Middle Ages

Baber Drive, TW14

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Place Name This street was laid out between the wars. It remembers an Old English name, first recorded in 1268…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Feltham, Feltham North, Hounslow, Middle Ages

Avenue Close, TW5

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Place Name Leads off from The Avenue, which was so-named because it was the road that led to Avenue House…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cranford, Heston and Isleworth Borough Council, Hounslow

Avenue Crescent, TW5

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Place Name Leads off from The Avenue, which was so-named because it was the road that led to Avenue House…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cranford, Heston and Isleworth Borough Council, Hounslow

Avenue Gardens, TW5

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Place Name Leads off from The Avenue, which was so-named because it was the road that led to Avenue House…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cranford, Heston and Isleworth Borough Council, Hounslow

The Avenue, TW5

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Place Name This road led to Avenue House an 18thCentury property that was demolished in 1949. Once home to barrister…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cranford, Heston and Isleworth Borough Council, Hounslow

Arnos Road, N11

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Place Name The road leads to Arnos Park. The area takes its name from an estate called Arnos Grove which…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Arnos Grove, Enfield, New Southgate, streets named after buildings

Arnos Grove, N14

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Place Name The area takes its name from an estate called Arnos Grove which was built in 1723 by James…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Arnos Grove, Enfield, streets named after buildings, streets named after houses

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