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Tag: alphabet streets

Kent Close, CR4

21 February 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Kent, known as the Garden of England, has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times, with evidence…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing, streets named after a Kent connection, streets named after places

Huntingdon Close, CR4

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Place Name Huntingdon, the county town of Huntingdonshire, was founded by the Anglo-Saxons in the 9thCentury as a river crossing…

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Jersey Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from the largest of the Channel Islands. It became part of the Duchy of Normandy…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Tooting, Tooting Golf Course

Ipswich Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from the county town of Suffolk, one of England’s oldest continuously inhabited communities, that has…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Suffolk, Tooting Golf Course

Hailsham Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from the East Sussex market town with a history dating back to Saxon times. It…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Graveney, Merton, streets named after an East Sussex connection, Tooting Golf Course

Gunton Road, SW17

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Place Name Gunton takes its name from one of two villages in East Anglia, one in Norfolk and one in…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Old English, Old Norse, street names with a Norfolk connection, Suffolk

Frinton Road, SW17

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Place Name Frinton-on-Sea, in Essex, was developed as an exclusive coastal resort in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Essex, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after seaside towns, Tooting Golf Course

Cromer Road, SW17

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Place Name So-called after the picturesque seaside town on the north coast of Norfolk, best known for its Victorian-era pier…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, street names with a Norfolk connection, streets named after seaside towns

Boscombe Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from a suburb of Bournemouth, the name is thought to come from the Old English…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after seaside towns, Tooting Golf Course

Ascot Road, SW17

25 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name It is named after the Berkshire town famous for its racecourse. The name of which itself from the…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, roads named after towns, Tooting Golf Course

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