Place Name Agricultural heritage. Selsdon Wood was once part of the Selsdon Park estate, owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury…
Place Name Agricultural heritage. This was originally a field owned by Westminster Abbey but had, at the time of development,…
Place Name The area was referred to as Oxegate as early as 1250, although the 1000 acre Manor of Oxgate owned by…
Place Name This lane was originally the main access from the main road (Watling Street) to the ancient farm. The…
Place Name An access road to an industrial estate. The area was referred to as Oxegate as early as 1250, although…
Place Name The Middle English word mede, itself from Old English mæd, means meadow, and before development there was indeed agricultural…
Place Name Recalls the former name of the local area of Starveall Bridge, in Yiewsley, a crossing over the Grand…
Place Name The main road leading from Hammersmith to Shepherd’s Bush, which takes its name from the nearby common. The…
Place Name Originally The Lawn (running along the west side) and an extension of Goldhawk Road (running to the south).…
Place Name Originally Providence Place. Takes its name from the nearby Shepherd’s Bush Common. The name goes back until at…