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Tooke Close, HA5

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Place Name William Arthur Tooke (died 1884) was a country squire and Justice of the Peace who lived at Pinner Hill…

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Milman Close, HA5

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Place Name Sir Francis Milman (August 31, 1746 – June 24, 1821) was physician to Queen Charlotte, after being made…

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Bacon Lane, HA8

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Place Name Anthony Bacon was the older brother of the more famous philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. When their father, Sir…

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Holwell Place, HA5

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Place Name John Zephaniah Holwell (September 17, 1711 – November 5, 1798), who lived at Pinner Place, was the man whose…

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Headstone Road, HA1

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Place Name Directional. The name for the local area, which this street is named after, goes back to the very…

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Sweetmans Avenue, HA5

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Place Name Takes its name from Sweetman’s Hall which was first recorded in 1393. This was one of 11 settlements,…

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Rayners Lane, HA5

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Place Name Originally this was known locally as Bourne Lane on account of the fact it crossed several streams including…

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Crown Street, HA1

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Place Name The Crown Inn, not to be confused with the nearby Crown and Anchor Inn on the High Street,…

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Page Avenue, HA9

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Place Name Richard Page from Wembley, a governor at Harrow School, took over the former Uxendon estate from the Bellamy…

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Southwell Road, HA3

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Place Name Thought to be named after Robert Southwell (about 1561 – February 21, 1595), the Roman Catholic priest who became…

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