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Farrington Place, BR7

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Place Name Named after three generations of the Farrington family, owners of a small mansion dating back to the 17thCentury.…

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Lubbock Road, BR7

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Place Name Lubbock Road takes its name from Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, (April 30, 1834 – May 28, 1913)…

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Mill Place, BR7

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Place Name Named after Mill Cottages, which were built close to Millfield where, appropriately enough, stood a windmill. The windmill…

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Cookham Dene Close, BR7

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Place Name Named after a property designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Sir Aston Webb, whose works include Admiralty…

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Holbrook Lane, BR7

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Place Name This ancient thoroughfare that is thought to have been the main route to St. Mary Cray, is one…

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Wilderness Road, BR7

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Place Name Named after woodland called simply, The Wilderness, which was part of the Camden Place estate. It was bought in…

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Kemnal Road, BR7

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Place Name The origin of this road’s name dates back to 1250 in deeds that referred to the estate of…

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Crown Lane, BR7

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Place Name Named after the Crown Inn that stood on this road until it was rebuilt on nearby School Lane…

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Degema Road, BR7

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Place Name Named after the river port of Degema in southern Nigeria, the road was developed by Harry Miller (born…

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Filed under: Nigeria, streets named after an African connection, streets named after rivers

Old Perry Street, BR7

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Place Name Named after the pear orchard on Perry Street Shaw Farm (a shaw being an archaic word for a…

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