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Thornton Road, CR7

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Place Name Thornton, which gives its name to the wider area of Thornton Heath, may mean a farm blighted by…

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Buller Road, CR7

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Place Name General Sir Redvers Henry Buller (December 7, 1839 – June 2, 1908) who led British forces against Louis…

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Natal Road, CR7

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Place Name Named after the South African region that came into British hands on May 4, 1843 after the British government…

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Carew Close, CR5

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Place Name Named after Sir Nicholas Carew (circa 1496–3 – March 1539) who was granted the Manor of Coulsdon, previously…

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Jennys Way, CR5

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Place Name In Surrey. One of a number of roads laid out on the old Netherne Hospital grounds which are…

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Fairdene Road, CR5

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Place Name A corruption of the name of the local area, Fairdean Downs or Farthing Downs, this was once part…

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Cearn Way, CR5

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Place Name Named after local developer Charles H Cearn who bought Coulsdon Court and its lands in 1923 from the…

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Cayton Road, CR5

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Place Name Just over the border in Surrey. One of a number of roads laid out on the old hospital…

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Weston Close, CR5

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Place Name Named after Jerome Weston, second Earl of Portland, (December 16, 1605 – March 17, 1663) whose family had…

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Bouverie Road, CR5

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Place Name Just over the border in Surrey. Named after Sir Edward Bouverie who bought the Coulsdon Manor estate in…

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