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Ratcliffe Lane, E1

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Place Name Named after the area which itself describes the gentle slope from the banks of the River Thames and…

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Mile End Place, E1

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Place Name The name comes from the Middle English words mile and ende. Marking the first milestone from the Roman Wall…

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Shadwell Gardens, E1

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Place Name Comes from the Old English words sceald and wella meaning a shallow spring or well, which gave the…

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Davenant Street, E1

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Place name Named after the Reverend Ralph Davenant, founder of the Davenant Foundation School, when he left £100 for the education…

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Yarnton Way, DA18

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Place Name One of a cluster of roads named after Oxfordshire towns and villages, it lays claim to being the…

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Centurion Way, DA18

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Place Name A reference to the soldiers who built the Roman Road between London and Dover, via Rochester, that passed…

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Hailey Road, DA18

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Place Name One of a cluster of roads named after Oxfordshire towns and villages. Hailey, near Witney, is the largest town…

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Eastern Way, DA18

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Place Name Directional. The main road from Erith to Woolwich, it was laid out over land that was part of…

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Leather Bottle Lane, DA18

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Place Name Formerly a footpath, it is named after a former pub, the Leather Bottle and later Ye Old Leather…

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Maran Way, DA18

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. Named after the Maran chicken, one of the last breeds to be introduced to the UK. It…

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