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King’s Road, E4

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Place Name Previously called Bull Lane, after the Bull and Crown public house, it was changed sometime around 1902 to…

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Nevin Drive, E4

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Place Name Named after Nevin McGladdery, chairman of Chingford Urban District Council when the Chingford County High School was opened in a…

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The Four Wents, E4

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Place Name A joke name recalling a crossroads that met at a green which until the development of the railway…

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Lena Kennedy Close, E4

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Place Name Remembering bestselling author Lena Kennedy (June 15, 1914 – August 1, 1986), famed for her mostly historic romantic…

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Archer Road, BR5

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Place Name This is one of a dozen streets that’s name is inspired by the legend of Robin Hood, who…

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Arabia Hill, E4

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Place Name Commemorating Thomas Edward Lawrence (August 16, 1888 – May 19, 1935), who won fame during the World War…

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Connaught Road, E4

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Place Name Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (later Windsor) (May 1, 1850 – January 16, 1942), the…

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Butlers Drive, E4

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Place Name This road takes its name from a former occupant of a temperance house that was built within the…

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Chingford Avenue, E4

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Place Name Named after the local area. There are at least two interpretations of the name Chingford. The first put…

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Hale End Road, E4

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Place Name So-named after the local area, Hale End, which was first recorded as la Hale in 1285 and The…

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