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Lysander Grove, N19

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Place Name Laid out in 1885 as part of a cluster of roads that were named after Shakespearean characters. Lysander…

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Miranda Road, N19

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Place name Originally Albert Road and Albert Place when it was first laid out sometime around 1859. It was re-named…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillrise, Islington, name change, Shakespeare, streets named after literary figures

Prospero Road, N19

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Place Name Prospero is the main protagonist of The Tempest, a character with magical powers who finds himself shipwrecked on an…

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Robin Hood Lane, SW15

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Place Name This led to Robin Hood Farm. The connections with the local area go back to the early 16thCentury…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Henry VIII, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Robin Hood, streets named after legends

Robin Hood Way, SW15

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Place Name The connections with the local area go back to the early 16thCentury but this would seem to be…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Richmond Park, Richmond-On-Thames, Robin Hood, streets named after legends

Robin Hood Road, SW15

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Place Name The connections with the local area go back to the early 16thCentury but this would seem to be…

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Robin Hood Way, SW20

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Place Name The connections with the local area go back to the early 16thCentury but this would seem to be…

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Emerald Court, WC1N

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Place name London’s narrowest alleyway, a mere 67cm (26.5in) at its narrowest point, it appears on John Rocque’s 1746 map…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: bloomsbury, Camden, name change, streets named after colours

The Hale, N17

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Place Name With reference to Tottenham meaning Totta’s village which was written down as Toteham in 1086 and Totenham in…

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Hillrise Road, N19

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Place Name Literal it leads up Crouch Hill. Originally Upper Hornsey Rise between 1853 and 1936, presumably changed as part…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Islington, name change

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