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Ravensbourne Avenue, BR3

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bromley, Bromley Town, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Teignmouth Close, SW4

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Place Name John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (October 5, 1751 – February 14, 1834) worked as the Governor-General of Bengal from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Clapham, Clapham Common, Clapham East, Clapham Sect, East India Company, Harrow School, Lambeth, slavery

Gresse Street, W1T

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Place Name Peter Gaspard Gresse (1715 – 1771), described as a Gentleman of Saint Pancras, is thought to have been…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: bloomsbury, Camden, streets named after a Swiss connection

Moselle Avenue, N22

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Place Name A reference to the River Moselle that runs at the back of the houses on the north of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Haringey, Noel Park, streets named after rivers, Tottenham

Moselle Place, N17

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Place Name Originally part of Moselle Street, which ran from all the way from Love Lane to High Road. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bruce Castle, Haringey, streets named after rivers, Tottenham

Moselle Street, N17

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Place Name The River Moselle runs near here. The name itself is adapted from Muswell Hill through which this stream…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bruce Castle, Haringey, Muswell Hill, streets named after rivers, Tottenham

Selsdon Park Road, CR2

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Place Name Selsdon Park was originally a Tudor mansion which was sold in 1805 to George Smith MP, who resigned…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Croydon, South Croydon, streets named after buildings

Selsdon Avenue, CR2

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Place Name A street leading off the main Selsdon Road. The name Selsdon was first recorded sometime around AD880 as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Croydon, South Croydon

Milo Road, SE22

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Place Name Thought to be named after Milo of Croton a 6thCentury BC superstar wrestler, who was six-time Olympic victor and enjoyed…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dulwich, Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, Greece, Greek myth, Olympics, Southwark, streets named after sports connections

Detling Close, RM12

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Place Name Military heritage. A former military airfield used as a Royal Navy Air Station during World War One and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Elm Park, Havering, Hornchurch, military, RAF, streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after connection with the First World War, World War One, World War Two

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