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Balfour Road, SW19

26 April 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name Arthur James Balfour (July 25, 1848 – March 19, 1930), 1st Earl of Balfour, was a statesman and…

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Filed under: Abbey, cluster, Merton, prime ministers, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after Conservatives, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Trinity College graduates, Wimbledon

Rutlish Road, SW19

11 April 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally named Station Road as it led to Merton Park Station (originally Lower Merton Junction). How it came…

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Filed under: Abbey, Charles II, John Innes Estate, Merton, name change, street names connected with transport, streets named after philanthropists, Wimbledon

Abbey Parade, SW19

20 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A continuation of Merton High Street, the south side of this parade of shops, which originally ran between…

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Filed under: Abbey, Abbey of St Albans, Merton, streets named after houses, streets named after religious houses, Wimbledon

Derby Road, SW19

2 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name Edward Smith-Stanley (March 29, 1799 – October 23, 1869) was the 14th Earl of Derby. He was known…

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Filed under: Abbey, cluster, Merton, prime ministers, streets named after Christ Church graduates, streets named after Conservatives, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Whigs, Wimbledon

Abbey Road, SW19

30 September 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name As with the nearby Abbey Recreation Ground the name references the large Augustinian Priory of Merton which was…

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Filed under: Abbey, Merton, streets named after abbeys, streets named after religious houses

Ripple Road, IG11

25 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Formerly Ripple Street. A ripple was a strip of land, in this case referring to the narrow stretch…

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Filed under: Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, field name

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