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Abbs Cross Gardens, RM12

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Place Name Tradition claims it is a corruption of the name St Ebba who founded a monastery of which she became…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Medieval name, St Andrew's

Nunhead Passage, SE15

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Place Name Used to run from Rye Lane all the way to Nunhead Green. Legend has it that the area…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Southwark, streets named after women

Nunhead Lane, SE15

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Place Name The main road leading from Dulwich to Nunhead. Legend has it that the area was named after a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after women

Nunhead Grove, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Nunhead Green, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

Nunhead Crescent, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

Oxgate Gardens, NW2

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Place Name The area was referred to as Oxegate as early as 1250, although the 1000 acre Manor of Oxgate owned by…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Brent, Dollis Hill, St Paul's Cathedral

Oxgate Lane, NW2

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Place Name This lane was originally the main access from the main road (Watling Street) to the ancient farm. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Brent, Dollis Hill, St Paul's Cathedral

Oxgate Centre, NW2

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Place Name An access road to an industrial estate. The area was referred to as Oxegate as early as 1250, although…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Agricultural, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Brent, Dollis Hill, St Paul's Cathedral

Kitto Road, SE14

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Place Name John Kitto (December 4, 1804 – November 25, 1854) was a self-taught biblical scholar of Cornish descent. He…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Haberdashers' Company, Hatcham Barnes Manor Estate, Lewisham, New Cross, streets named with a Cornish connection, Telegraph Hill

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