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Hollies Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named after the substantial villa that was built on the site of a Tudor mansion called Marrowbon or…

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Sycamore Avenue, DA15

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Place Name This is one of the many roads laid out around Blackfen on former farmland by Charles Richard Leech…

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Curran Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named after developer Charles Richard Leech’s wife, Mary, whose maiden name was Curran. Leech made his first fortune…

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Avery Hill Road, DA15

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Place Name Directional. The origin of Avery Hill’s name is uncertain as the area was originally known as Pollcat End,…

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Cavendish Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named in honour of Henry Cavendish (October 10, 1731 – February 24, 1810) who discovered hydrogen, which he termed…

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Queenswood Road, DA15

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Place Name Sir John Kirkland, an army agent who provided banking services for soldiers, bought Blackfen Farm in 1861 and…

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Marrabon Close, DA15

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Place Name Named after a house known as Marrowbon, where a family by the name of Lamen or Lamming is…

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Lamorbey Close, DA15

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Place Name This street takes its name from the old Loworbey (Lamorbey) Estate which gave its name to the wider…

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Old Farm Road West, DA15

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Place Name Literal. Agricultural heritage. Named after Old Farm that has stood on a spot near here from at least…

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Bowes Close, DA15

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Place Name Named after Sir Martin Bowes (circa 1500 – 1566), a Sheriff of London and the Lord Mayor of London…

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