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Cannizaro Road, SW19

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Place Name Sophia Johnstone (1785 – 1841), the Duchess of Cannizzaro (note the spelling), was a tour de force of…

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Filed under: Georgian, Merton, misspelt, streets named after an Italian connection, streets named after houses, streets named after women, streets with a North American connection, Village, Wimbledon

Belvedere Square, SW19

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Place Name Until 1588, Wimbledon was a farmers’ village, of little importance. That changed when Sir Thomas Cecil, the eldest…

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Filed under: Belvedere Estate Company, Belvedere House, Cecil family, Merton, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Belvedere Grove, SW19

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Place Name Until 1588, Wimbledon was a farmers’ village, of little importance. That changed when Sir Thomas Cecil, the eldest…

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Filed under: Belvedere Estate Company, Belvedere House, Cecil family, Merton, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Belvedere Avenue, SW19

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Place Name Until 1588, Wimbledon was a farmers’ village, of little importance. That changed when Sir Thomas Cecil, the eldest…

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Filed under: Belvedere Estate Company, Belvedere House, Cecil family, Merton, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Belvedere Drive, SW19

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Place Name Until 1588, Wimbledon was a farmers’ village, of little importance. That changed when Sir Thomas Cecil, the eldest…

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Filed under: Belvedere Estate Company, Belvedere House, Henry Cecil, Hillside, Merton, Wimbledon

Arterberry Road, SW19

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Place Name Field Name. Once agricultural land which was part of the large Mount Ararat estate, this was among the…

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Filed under: agriculture, field name, Merton, Middle English, Mount Ararat estate, Village, Wimbledon

Lancaster Road, SW19

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Place Name The Reverend Thomas Lancaster was a village schoolmaster, who later ordained as a minister and set up a…

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Filed under: Horatio Nelson, Merton, streets named after priests, streets named after schools, teacher, Village, Wimbledon

Lancaster Place, SW19

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Place Name This is one of several roads, so named as they come off of Lancaster Road. The Reverend Thomas…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after priests, streets named after schools, Village, Wimbledon

Lancaster Gardens, SW19

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Place Name This is one of several roads, so named as they come off of Lancaster Road. The Reverend Thomas…

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Filed under: Horatio Nelson, Merton, streets named after priests, streets named after schools, Village

Lancaster Avenue, SW19

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Place Name This is one of several roads, so named as they come off of Lancaster Road. This was was…

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Filed under: cluster, Horatio Nelson, Merton, streets named after priests, Village, Wimbledon

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