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Tag: agriculture

Long Acre, WC2E

February 5, 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Agricultural heritage. This was originally a field owned by Westminster Abbey but had, at the time of development,…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Covent Garden, St James's, Westminster

Oxgate Gardens, NW2

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Place Name The area was referred to as Oxegate as early as 1250, although the 1000 acre Manor of Oxgate owned by…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Brent, Dollis Hill, St Paul's Cathedral

Oxgate Lane, NW2

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Place Name This lane was originally the main access from the main road (Watling Street) to the ancient farm. The…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Brent, Dollis Hill, St Paul's Cathedral

Mead Way, BR4

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Place Name The Middle English word mede, itself from Old English mæd, means meadow, and before development there was indeed agricultural…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Bromley, field name, West Wickham

Shepherd’s Bush Place, W12

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Place Name Originally Providence Place. Takes its name from the nearby Shepherd’s Bush Common. The name goes back until at…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Hammersmith and Fulham, name change, Shepherd's Bush, Shepherd's Bush Green

Field End Road, HA4

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PLACE NAME From medieval times until the last century, the majority of the population in Eastcote was engaged in agriculture…

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Filed under: agriculture, Eastcote, Harrow, Ruislip

Perivale Lane, UB6

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. A 16thCentury name meaning pear tree valley, it had previously been called Greenforde Parva or Little…

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Filed under: agriculture, Ealing, Greenford

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