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Bognor Road, DA16

1 November 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name Bognor Regis is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bexley, cluster, roads named after towns, streets named after seaside towns, Welling, West Heath

The Drive, DA5

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Place name One of a number of streets in the area built in the 1930s on the site of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bexley, Blendon and Penhill, D C Bowyer, streets named after former use

Albert Way, SE15

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Place Name Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861) was consort to Queen Victoria.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Old Kent Road, Peckham, Queen Victoria, royal, Southwark, streets named after royals

Rochdale Road, E17

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Place Name One of six roads that when put together reveal a secret in their names. This estate was developed on…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cluster, joke names, Lea Bridge Ward, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Salcombe Road, E17

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Place Name One of six roads that when put together reveal a secret in their names. This estate was developed on…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cluster, joke names, Lea Bridge Ward, portmanteau, street names with a secret, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Langton Grove, HA6

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Place Name Takes its name from Elizabeth Langton who gave the freehold of her estate to New College, Oxford, in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Harrow, Hillingdon, Northwood, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after women

Stockley Road, UB7

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Place Name Stockley Park takes its name from the former hamlet of Stockley, which is believed to be a portmanteau…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, industry, name change, portmanteau, West Drayton, Yiewsley

Stockley Farm Road, UB7

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Place Name Stockley Park takes its name from the former hamlet of Stockley, which is believed to be a portmanteau…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, industry, name change, portmanteau, West Drayton, Yiewsley

Cedar Drive, HA5

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Place Name One of four streets whose names with a tree theme which were approved by the Highways and Cleansing…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cluster, Harrow, Hatch End, Laing Estate, Pinner, streets named after trees

Willow Drive, EN5

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Place Name Laid out over fields off the Manor Road in 1938. There was a willow tree on the corner…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Barnet, High Barnet, streets named after plants, streets named after trees, Underhill

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