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Tag: Anglo-Saxon street name

Hatherleigh Road, HA4

27 July 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Hatherleigh is a small market town in West Devon. The name is thought to derive from the Saxon…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Hillingdon, Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, streets named after places in Devon, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Allington Close, SW19

19 April 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name At various times called Mutton Alley, Dog & Fox Court, after a nearby inn, and Beehive Buildings, which…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Merton, streets named after buildings, Village, Wimbledon

Hertford Way, CR4

21 February 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Hertford, the historic county town of Hertfordshire, has roots stretching back to Saxon times. Founded by Edward the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing, streets named after places

Ringwood Gardens, SW15

10 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Ringwood, is an historic market town in Hampshire, close to the New Forest. The name itself has been…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Putney, Putney Heath, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Putney Hill, SW15

8 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Rising to 148ft above sea level this is the highest point in Putney. The most common explanation behind…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, hills, Putney, streets named after the landscape, Wandsworth, West Putney

Putney Embankment, SW15

7 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The embankment of the River Thames between Putney Bridge and the mouth of the Beverley Brook was constructed…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Putney, River Thames, streets named after buildings, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

Putney Common, SW15

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Place Name Putney Common and immediate surrounds remained open pasture and farmland until enclosure in 1469 by John Twigge, who…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Putney, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

Fontley Way, SW15

9 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Fontley is a small hamlet located near Fareham, Hampshire. Its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon, Funtaleg, meaning spring…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, Anglo-Saxon street name, cluster, Putney, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Breamore Close, SW15

30 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Breamore, is a village in the west of Hampshire, which is particularly noted for its 10thCentury church, St.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, cluster, Domesday Book, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Bedgebury Gardens, SW19

26 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A reference to the Kentish manor of Bedgebury, which was most likely suggested by the principle developer Alfred…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Kent villages, Old English, Southfields, Wandsworth

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