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Luxted Road, BR6

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Place Name The hamlet of Luxted, near Downe, was first mentioned in the records at the time of Edward II,…

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Waring Drive, BR6

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Place Name Named after Arthur Waring (1851 – 1920), owner of the Woodlands, Chelsfield, whose father William had built the…

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Crofton Lane, BR6

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Place Name First recorded before the Norman invasion as Crop tunes gemœro in the Anglo-Saxon charter of AD973. The name…

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Maxwell Gardens, BR6

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Place Name This was built on land belonging to the Tubbenden House estate. It was named after Sir Arthur Maxwell-Willshire,…

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Knoll Rise, BR6

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Place Name Descriptive. Knoll comes from Old English meaning a small hill or mound. Until development this area was used…

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Vinson Close, BR6

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Place Name Originally called Manor Way this was named after the Vinson family of landowners who owned the Mayfield estate…

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Juglans Way, BR6

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Place Name From the botanical name for walnut trees, Juglans, which were first introduced to British shores by the Romans.…

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Fox Close, BR6

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Place Name Commemorating John Fox, who in 1836 founded a brewery on the site of a former malthouse in Green…

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Avebury Road, BR6

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Place Name Named after John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, (April 30, 1834 – May 28, 1913) a banker, Liberal politician,…

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Darwin Close, BR6

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Place Name Inevitably for the area, this is named after Charles Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882) who…

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