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Back Lane, DA5

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Place name This was Bexley’s second road, used as an alternative to the main thoroughfare in days before paving and…

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Shuttlemead, DA5

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Place Name The name gives a clue to the area’s agricultural past. The Shuttle is a reference to the nearby…

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Huntington Close, DA5

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Place Name Named after the Reverend Benjamin Huntington, the former vicar of Bexley Church, who  left money for the “handsome…

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Bridgen Road, DA5

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Place Name Named after the former country house Bridgen Place, which was built in the 1770s by William Cope and…

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Parkhurst Road, DA5

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Place Name Built on the estate of Parkhurst House, the name itself means the enclosed wooded hill. Development of the…

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Hall Place Crescent, DA5

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Place Name Named after the manor house Hall Place which was built for Sir John Champenys, a former Lord Mayor…

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Tile Kiln Lane, DA5

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Place name By the 15thCentury, a small industry was established making bricks in Tile Kiln Lane, the furnace was owned…

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Oxford Mews, DA5

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Place Name Named after Oxford University which was bequeathed land around Bexley by then historian William Camden (May 2, 1551…

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Camden Road, DA5

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Place Name Named after William Camden (May 2, 1551 – November 9, 1623) an antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best…

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Joyden’s Wood Road, DA5

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Place Name Joyden is derived from the name of William Jordayne, from Dartford, who was granted woodland in the area…

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