Place Name Somewhat confusingly, this is at the southern edge of Tooting Common. In fact, this does make sense historically…
Place Name Minstead is in the New Forest; the village’s name is thought to derive from the Old English word…
Place Name Until this area was developed it was farmland and as the name suggests this would have been a…
Place Name Norley is a farm, woodland and hamlet (named Norleywood rather than Norley) in the New Forest near the…
Place Name John Radcliffe (1650 – November 1, 1714) was the preeminent physician of his day whose expertise was sought…
Place Name Alicia Mendez (1925 – March 13, 2006), was an occupational therapist who worked at Queen Mary’s Hospital in…
Place Name Mary Florence Luttrell, dowager Baroness Westbury (died August 1, 1901), was a daughter of the Reverend Alexander Fownes…
Place Name Daniel Lysons (April 28, 1762 – 1834) who was known by the nickname Stumpity Stump was curate of…
Place Name William Lyford (1598 – October 3, 1653), was a nonconformist clergyman said to be of “great modesty and…
Place Name On November 28, 1888 an article appeared in the Edinburgh Evening News under the headline New Golf Green…