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William Foster Lane, DA16

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Place Name Named in 2005 after William Foster, founder of Foster’s Primary School in 1727. Born in East Wickham, Foster…

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Anthony Road, DA16

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Place Name Family name of the firm Brazier’s, from Anerley, one of the smaller builder developers active in north-west Kent…

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Stuart Evans Close, DA16

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Place Name Named in honour of Stuart Nigel Lewis-Evans (April 20, 1930 – October 25, 1958) a former Formula One champion…

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Northumberland Avenue, DA16

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Place Name One of a cluster of roads named after contemporary and archaic English and Scottish counties. The others are…

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Marne Avenue, DA16

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Place Name Commemorating the Battle of Marne fought between September 6 – 9, 1914 during the First World War. The engagement…

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Lovel Avenue, DA16

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Place Name Previously called Firth Street, it was renamed after Francis Lovel (1456 – sometime around 1487), a Lord of the…

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Leigh Place, DA16

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Place Name After Richard Leigh, who was the leaseholder of Bexley Manor House around 1836 or possibly after John Leigh,…

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Yew Tree Close, DA16

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Place Name Laid out over the site of an early 20thCentury lodge of East Wickham House. Standing next to the…

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Nags Head Lane, DA16

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Place Name Perhaps unsurprisingly it is named after the public house that was first recorded in the mid-18thCentury as the Nags…

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Olyffe Avenue, DA16

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Place Name Named after John Olyffe, an Alderman of London, who held the Manor of East Wickham during Elizabeth I’s reign.…

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