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Lamb Lane, E8

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Place Name Named after the Rhodes family’s Lamb Farm Estate, which was originally purchased by Samuel Rhodes I in 1788-9. Large-scale…

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Hartwell Street, E8

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Place Name Development of the area began in 1821 when Lamb Farm began to be laid out for streets. While…

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Dericote Street, E8

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Place Name Named in 1883 to commemorate Arthur Dericote, a prominent Hackney resident, who died on November 12, 1562. Despite…

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Hillman Street, E8

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Place Name Named after John Hillman who served on Metropolitan Borough Council of Hackney from before 1912. He was chairman of…

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Middleton Road, E8

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Place Name Built on the estate of Sir William Fowle Middleton (August 19, 1784 – May 2, 1860), 2nd Baronet…

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Navarino Grove, E8

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Place Name Commemorating the naval battle of Navarino which was fought on October 20, 1827, during the Greek War of Independence…

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Brooksbank Street, E9

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Place Name Commemorates Stamp Brooksbank (1694 – May 25, 1756), an MP and Governor of the Bank of England who…

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Belsham Street, E9

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Place Name Thomas Belsham (April 26, 1750 – November 11, 1829) was a Unitarian preacher at the Old Gravel Pit…

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Banbury Road, E9

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Place Name Named after John de Banbury who is recorded as owning a mansion and land in Hackney in the…

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Annis Road, E9

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Place Name One of three roads named after influential treasurers of the Sir John Cass Foundation. The road was named after…

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