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Leechcroft Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named after Charles Richard Leech, a successful linoleum maker, who bought up large tracts of land around Blackfen…

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Ramillies Road, DA15

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Place Name Named in commemoration of the Battle of Ramillies, which was fought on May 23, 1706, during the War…

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Canterbury Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Ten ploughs of land around here were given to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Wulfred, by Coenwulf the King of…

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Alexander Close, DA15

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Place Name Thought to be named after aviation pioneer Patrick Young Alexander (March 28, 1867 – July 7, 1943), who was…

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Harman Drive, DA15

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Place Name Named after the Harman family who resided in the Crayford area in the 15th and 16thCenturies. Henry Harman…

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Kirkland Close, DA15

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Place Name Named after Sir John Kirkland (1796 – 1871), an army agent, providing a banking service to soldiers and…

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Gwillim Close, DA15

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Place Name Named after Thomas Walter Gwillim, a former Woolwich newsagent who bought land in Blackfen from money his father…

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Blackfen Road, DA15

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Place Name This was as the name suggests a black boggy area, the colour usually a result of peat, from…

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Montgomery Close, DA15

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Place Name Named after the SS Richard Montgomery, an American Liberty ship, used to carry ammunition during the World War Two.…

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Longlands Road, DA14

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Place Name Named after Longlands House, built sometime around 1750, and later the home of the well-connected George Russell, a…

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