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Grasmere Road, DA7

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Place Name W H Wedlock Ltd, the builders named many roads after Lake District locations. The firm was established in…

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Coniston Close, DA7

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Place Name Wedlock, the builders named many roads after locations in the Lake District. There are in fact two Coniston…

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Ethronvi Road, DA7

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Place Name This is certainly one of London’s most curious street names and for good reason. It is not one…

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Robin Hood Lane, DA6

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Place Name Thought to be named after the public house the Robin Hood & Little John which was built in…

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Talehangers Close, DA6

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Place Name Local historians say the patch of land named Talehangers was first recorded as early as 1608. It is…

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Heathfield Road, DA6

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Place Name Today it would appear to be in the centre of urban development, but as recently as 1900, this…

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Filed under: Bexley, Bexleyheath, Bexleyheath and Crayford, field name

Albion Road, DA6

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Place Name A poetic name for the island of Great Britain conjuring up pastoral scenes. Today, as a section of…

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Broomfield Road, DA6

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Place Name Before development this was a field that was part of Warren Farm. Common broom bushes (Cytisus scoparius) were a…

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Abbey Road, DA6

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Place Name Named after the Augustinian Lessness Abbey, in Abbey Wood, which is now a ruin. It was founded in…

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Dallin Road, DA6

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Place Name Named after the Dallin family, who owned the land prior to selling the estate to the Butler family…

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