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Alfred Road, DA17

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Place Name Prince Alfred (August 6, 1844 – July 30, 1900) was patron of the Seamen’s Home, in Belvedere, which…

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Filed under: assassination, Belvedere, Bexley, Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria, Royal Navy, streets named after royals

Stapley Road, DA17

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Place Name Named after Jesse Stapley, a local farmer who became landlord of The Fox, a beer house (a pub…

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Osborne Road, DA17

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Place Name Named after Queen Victoria’s summer residence Osborne House in East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. Nearby Dryhill Road was…

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Little Brights Road, DA17

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Place Name A former field name. First recorded in 1654 when Thomas Cawstin, a wheelwright of Welling who owned property…

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Calvert Close, DA17

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Place Name After Sir William Calvert (circa 1703 – May 3, 1761), an Alderman of the City of London and,…

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Picardy Road, DA17

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Place Name Local historians are unsure where the name originated, it most likely comes from a personal name, like Piccard,…

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Nuxley Road, DA17

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Place Name Previously called Bexley Road, it was renamed in March 1939 to avoid confusion with other nearby streets of…

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Baltimore Close, DA17

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Place Name Named after the US City, in Maryland, which in turn got its name from Baltimore Manor, the estate in…

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Gideon Close, DA17

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Place Name Named after Sampson Gideon (February 1699 – October 17, 1762), who bought Belvedere House in 1751, following the death of…

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Halt Robin Road, DA17

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Place Name It has been suggested by local historians that this unusually named road may have commemorated a lame gatekeeper, Halt…

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