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Cowper Road, DA17

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Place Name William Cowper (November 15, 1731 – April 25, 1800) was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. His name…

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Dansington Road, DA16

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Place Name Remembering an old name of the Danson Estate which was first recorded as both Densynton and Dansington in…

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Penpool Lane, DA16

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Place Name From the Celtic word penn meaning head or, in this case, end, as this is the end of…

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Shooters Hill, DA16

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Place Name Derived its name from the Royal shooting (archery) parties hunting in the neighbourhood, in the time of Henry VIII. Some…

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Springfield Road, DA16

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Place Name Laid out sometime around the turn of the 19thCentury, it was originally named Talfourd Road, after Edward Talfourd…

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Storer Drive, DA16

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Place Name Named in memory of rifleman Raymond Tritton Storer who was killed in action at the 2nd Battle of…

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St Michael’s Road, DA16

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Place Name Named after the small 12thCentury chapel of ease which was set up in the ancient parish of Plumstead. In…

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William Foster Lane, DA16

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Place Name Named in 2005 after William Foster, founder of Foster’s Primary School in 1727. Born in East Wickham, Foster…

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Anthony Road, DA16

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Place Name Family name of the firm Brazier’s, from Anerley, one of the smaller builder developers active in north-west Kent…

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Stuart Evans Close, DA16

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Place Name Named in honour of Stuart Nigel Lewis-Evans (April 20, 1930 – October 25, 1958) a former Formula One champion…

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