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Herongate Road, E12

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Place Name This remembers Sir John Heron (1470 – 1521) and his family who held the Aldersbrook estate for some…

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Stanley Road, E12

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Place Name Thought to be named after Joshua Stanley, vicar of West Ham from 1682 to 1690, who was a…

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School Road, E12

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Place Name Originality was in short supply when developers began to name the roads around Little Ilford at the end…

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Lawrence Avenue, E12

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Place Name Named in honour of Arabella Susan Lawrence (August 12, 1871 – October 24, 1947), a social campaigner and one…

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Herbert Road, E12

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Place Name Named after the well-connected Henry Herbert, earl of Pembroke (1538 – January 19, 1601), and one time owner…

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Barnes Close, E12

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Place Name Named after the first Labour MP to represent East Ham (South), Alfred John Barnes (1887 – November 26,…

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Old School Crescent, E7

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Place Name As the name implies this road was laid out on the grounds of a former school, the Knox…

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Capel Road, E7

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Place Name Thought to be named after Sir Henry Capell (sometimes spelled Capel) who in 1680 bought the deeds to…

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Broxbourne Road, E7

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Place Name Named after the commuter town of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, the original terminus for the Northern and Eastern train line…

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Dongola Road, E13

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Place Name Parallel to Khartoum Road, this celebrates General Herbert Kitchener’s victory over the indigenous Mahdist Muslim tribes, in Dongola, during…

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