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Acre Drive, SE22

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Place Name Laid out over the grounds of a former detached house on Crystal Palace Road, which was demolished to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dulwich, Goose Green, Private Road, Southwark

Acacia Grove, SE21

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Place Name Built in 1866. According to Camberwell Place and Street Names and their Origin there may have been a Masonic…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dulwich, Dulwich Wood, Southwark, streets named after trees

Abbotswood Road, SE22

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Place Name Laid out over the site of the former St Francis’ Hospital, which closed in 1991 and was sold…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Champion Hill, Dulwich, Southwark, street names with a secret

Grove Park Mews, W4

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Place Name Previously garages, this road leads to Lancaster Court a modern development built in 2010 and the road was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chiswick Riverside, Duke of Devonshire, Hounslow, Old English, Private Road

Grove Park Gardens, W4

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Place name This was laid out in the grounds of a property called Grove Park House. The Grove refers to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chiswick Grove, Chiswick Riverside, Duke of Devonshire, Hounslow, Old English, streets named after houses, woods

Grove Park Bridge, W4

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Place Name Originally was part of Sutton Lane (today’s Sutton Court Road). There bridge, which crosses the railway track didn’t…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chiswick Grove, Chiswick Riverside, Duke of Devonshire, Hounslow, name change, Old English

Grove Park Road, W4

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Place Name Takes its name from Chiswick Grove, which was first mentioned sometime around 1210 as Grava, from the Old…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chiswick Grove, Chiswick Riverside, Duke of Devonshire, Hounslow, Old English, streets named after houses

Hampstead Road, NW1

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Place Name Directional as it leads to Hampstead. A continuation of Tottenham Court Road his is an ancient – and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Camden, Regent's Park

Hampstead Hill Gardens, NW3

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Place Name Descriptive, this was a small estate originally owned by George Crispin which was developed by 1873. Most of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Camden, Hampstead Town, victorian

Hampstead High Street, NW3

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Place Name This is thought to be the oldest inhabited part of Hampstead town, on the southern slopes of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Camden, Hampstead Town

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