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Leucha Road, E17

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Place Name Named after Lady Leucha Diana (1862 – August 23, 1917) neé Maude sixth daughter of Cornwallis 1st Earl…

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Cornwallis Road, E17

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Place Name This is the name of the Walthamstow estate owner turned developer Sir Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner’s second son,…

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Livingstone Road, E17

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Place Name Originally named Griggs Road or Grigg’s Road probably after Griggs and Son a local builder based in Manchester…

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Markhouse Road, E17

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Place Name Originally called Markhouse Lane or Mark House Lane, it was changed to its present name in 1875. It…

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Farmilo Road, E17

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Place Name Also spelt Farmiloe Road. Named by the property speculator who developed Fraser’s plant nursery in 1908, Thomas Arno,…

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McEntee Avenue, E17

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Place Name Named after a former West Walthamstow constituency Labour MP, the rather splendidly named, Valentine la Touche McEntee (January 16, 1871…

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Chingford Road, E17

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Place Name Directional, the road leading to Chingford. It is part of the A112. There are at least two interpretations…

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Bridge Road, E17

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Place Name Literal, this road crosses Dagenham Brook. It links Hitcham Road, Blyth Road and Hibbert Road, which were all…

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Blyth Road, E17

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Place Name Named after Colonel James Blyth who was a director of Courtenay Building Ltd, the firm set up by and…

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Brettenham Avenue, E17

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Place Name Brettenham Park was the country estate of Sir Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner who developed land on his Walthamstow estate…

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