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Cumberland Place, NW1

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Place Name Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George III who was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Camden, George III, George IV, Georgian, Hanoverian, Prince Regent, Regent's Park, streets named after a German connection, streets named after royals

Cumberland Market, NW1

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Place Name Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George III who was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Camden, George III, George IV, Georgian, Hanoverian, markets, Prince Regent, Regent's Park, streets named after a German connection, streets named after royals

Cumberland Terrace, NW1

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Place Name Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George III who was…

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India Place, WC2B

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Place Name Formerly a part of Montreal Place which, along with the corresponding passage Melbourne Place at the other end…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Empire, India, name change, St James's, streets named after an Indian connection, streets named after Empire, Westminster

Pinner View, HA1

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Place Name Takes its name from its slightly elevated view over the town of Pinner. The name Pinner was first…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, Headstone South, names that come from Latin words, Pinner Hill, streets named after the landscape

Pinner Road, HA5

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Place Name The name Pinner was first written down as Pinnora in 1231. The first part Pinn may be from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, Headstone North, names that come from Latin words, Pinner, streets named after the landscape

Pinner Hill Road, HA5

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Place Name Originally Pinnerhill Road. Rising to 126 metres (413 ft), Pinner Hill is the 11th highest natural point in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, names that come from Latin words, Pinner, Pinner Hill, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner, streets named after the landscape

Pinner Hill, HA5

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Place Name Rising to 126 metres (413 ft), Pinner Hill is the 11th highest natural point in London. The name…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, names that come from Latin words, Pinner, Pinner Hill, Private Road, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner, streets named after the landscape

Pinner Road, HA6

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Place Name Directional it is the road that runs from Northwood to Pinner. The name Pinner was first written down…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, names that come from Latin words, Northwood and Pinner, Northwood Hills, Old English, Ruislip, streets named after the landscape

Hengist Way, SM6

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Place Name One of a number of roads commemorating some of the eight biplanes that were used by Imperial Airways,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Croydon Airport, former airfields, South Beddington and Roundshaw, streets named after a connection to aircraft, streets named after technology, streets named after the unexpected, Sutton

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