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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

Hardley Crescent, RM11

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Place Name This street was laid out between the wars. It is a reference to the former name of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Old English, Squirrels Heath

Ardleigh Close, RM11

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Place Name This was originally part of Ardleigh Green Road and was the route across the railway line. That changed…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Middle English, name change, Old English, Squirrels Heath

Ardleigh Green Road, RM11

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Place Name Directional this is the road that leads out of Hornchurch to the hamlet. The name itself is a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Hornchurch, Middle English, name change, Old English, Squirrels Heath

Archway Road, N19

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Place Name This road, which leads from the Great North Road into London, goes under the bridge not across it.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Islington, Junction, streets named after buildings

Archway Road, N6

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Place Name This road, which leads from the Great North Road into London, goes under the bridge not across it.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Haringey, Highgate, streets named after buildings

Aperfield Road, TN16

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Place Name Laid out over the estate of Apperfield Court, which was broken up and developed at the start of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Biggin Hill, Bromley, Orpington, streets named after trees

Norman Road, IG1

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PLACE NAME One of four streets named after important phases in British history, in this case the Norman Conquest which…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cluster, Ilford, Loxford, streets named after historical events

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