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Haydons Road, SW19

24 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Previously Haydon’s Lane and Heydon’s Lane. It can be traced back to a 15thCentury track leading to Butlers…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Bond-Hopkins estate, British Land Company, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, Wandle, Wimbledon

Windmill Road, SW19

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Place Name There has been a windmill in Wimbledon since 1817, when it was built by Charles March. Even then…

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Filed under: agriculture, Merton, streets named after buildings, Village, Wimbledon

Byegrove Road, SW19

21 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from Byegrove House and Byegrove Cottage, both shown in historical maps. The former was a…

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Filed under: agriculture, Cambridge University, Collier's Wood, Dissolution of the monasteries, Emmanuel College, field name, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after houses

Arterberry Road, SW19

8 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Field Name. Once agricultural land which was part of the large Mount Ararat estate, this was among the…

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Filed under: agriculture, field name, Merton, Middle English, Mount Ararat estate, Village, Wimbledon

Meopham Road, CR4

21 February 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Name change. The historic name of a field, Meophams, which lay on the north side of the road.…

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Filed under: agriculture, field name, Longthornton, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, name change, Streatham

Lavender Avenue, CR4

23 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Agricultural heritage. This was the original lane between the Lavender fields. It was developed between the wars. The…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Lavender Fields, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden

Eastfields Avenue, SW18

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. This street was laid out on the East Field, a literal description since it was to…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, field name, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

Ashen Grove, SW19

25 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Ashen Grove a small woodland of ash trees (hence the name) stood to the west of the 200…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Earl Spencer, Merton, Southfields Grid, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park

Carshalton Road, SM1

19 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The road leading to Carshalton, this is the main road that leads between Sutton and Carshalton. The original…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Anglo-Saxon, Carshalton Central, River Wandle, Sutton, Wandle

Beddington Farm Road, CR0

6 December 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Well, this was agricultural land, but the farm being referred to here didn’t grow any crops or raise…

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Filed under: agriculture, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Beddington North, Croydon, industry

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