Place Name Named after Horsa, which means horse or stallion, who along with his brother is said to have led…
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Place Name Directional. The name was first recorded in 1561. There are two possible sources for the name, the first…
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Place Name Named after the founder of Lesnes Abbey, Richard De Luci (1089 – July 14, 1179), the joint Chief Justiciar…
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Place Name Named in honour of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell (November 1650 – October 22/23, 1707), who…
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Place Name Walnut Tree House, most likely named after a nearby tree, which stood on the site of Erith Town…
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Place Name This road is named after a former councillor Anne Wheelock, who had been a governor of North Heath Primary…
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Place Name Directional. Leading to Erith Pier which opened on August 22, 1842 for pleasure steamers which used to bring crowds from…
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Place Name Named after the heath north of the humber, which is Old English for stream in Erith which has…
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Place Name Alexander Selkirk (1676 – December 13, 1721) was a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific…
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Place Name Named after John Dann’s windmill in Erith which stood on the corner of St Paul’s Road and Charlieville…
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