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James Voller Way, E1

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Place Name Thought to be named after the Reverend James Voller (1813 – 1901), a London-born minister who became a…

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Sandy’s Row, E1

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Place Name Named after a builder or property owner of this name, it was first recorded in its present name…

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Maria Terrace, E1

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Place Name Originally part of the Beaumount estate, it is said that a wealthy local brewer gave his daughters Maria,…

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Royal Mint Street, E1

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Place Name Previously called Rosemary Lane from the 17thCentury and before that in the medieval period as Hachestrate and Heggestrete,…

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Ratcliffe Lane, E1

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Place Name Named after the area which itself describes the gentle slope from the banks of the River Thames and…

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Mile End Place, E1

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Place Name The name comes from the Middle English words mile and ende. Marking the first milestone from the Roman Wall…

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Shadwell Gardens, E1

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Place Name Comes from the Old English words sceald and wella meaning a shallow spring or well, which gave the…

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Davenant Street, E1

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Place name Named after the Reverend Ralph Davenant, founder of the Davenant Foundation School, when he left £100 for the education…

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Yarnton Way, DA18

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Place Name One of a cluster of roads named after Oxfordshire towns and villages, it lays claim to being the…

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Centurion Way, DA18

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Place Name A reference to the soldiers who built the Roman Road between London and Dover, via Rochester, that passed…

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