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Kelvin Road, DA16

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Place Name William Thomson (June 26, 1824 – December 17, 1907) 1st Baron Kelvin, was a mathematical physicist and engineer.…

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Wickham Street, DA16

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Place Name Named after the local area of East Wickham, thought to have been inhabited since at least Roman times.…

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Turnpike Close, DA16

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Place Name Named, unsurprisingly enough, after the former toll gate situated near here that charged carriages heading to London via…

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Ridley Road, DA16

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Place Name Named after Nicholas Ridley (circa 1500 – October 16, 1555), a Bishop of London, who had previously been Bishop…

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Cowper Road, DA17

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Place Name William Cowper (November 15, 1731 – April 25, 1800) was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. His name…

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Dansington Road, DA16

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Place Name Remembering an old name of the Danson Estate which was first recorded as both Densynton and Dansington in…

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Penpool Lane, DA16

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Place Name From the Celtic word penn meaning head or, in this case, end, as this is the end of…

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Shooters Hill, DA16

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Place Name Derived its name from the Royal shooting (archery) parties hunting in the neighbourhood, in the time of Henry VIII. Some…

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Springfield Road, DA16

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Place Name Laid out sometime around the turn of the 19thCentury, it was originally named Talfourd Road, after Edward Talfourd…

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Storer Drive, DA16

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Place Name Named in memory of rifleman Raymond Tritton Storer who was killed in action at the 2nd Battle of…

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