Place Name Named after the Mulberry Harbour, temporary structures that were constructed during the World War Two. They were used by…
Place Name Named after the Gilbert family who farmed here until development in the late 19thCentury and early 20thCentury swallowed…
Place Name Dryhill Road, in Belvedere, was previously called Queen’s Road, it was no doubt changed to avoid confusion with…
Place Name William Thomson (June 26, 1824 – December 17, 1907) 1st Baron Kelvin, was a mathematical physicist and engineer.…
Place Name Named after the local area of East Wickham, thought to have been inhabited since at least Roman times.…
Place Name Named, unsurprisingly enough, after the former toll gate situated near here that charged carriages heading to London via…
Place Name Named after Nicholas Ridley (circa 1500 – October 16, 1555), a Bishop of London, who had previously been Bishop…
Place Name William Cowper (November 15, 1731 – April 25, 1800) was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. His name…
Place Name Remembering an old name of the Danson Estate which was first recorded as both Densynton and Dansington in…
Place Name From the Celtic word penn meaning head or, in this case, end, as this is the end of…