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Tag: Anglo-Saxon street name

Pinner Hill Road, HA5

8 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally Pinnerhill Road. Rising to 126 metres (413 ft), Pinner Hill is the 11th highest natural point in…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, names that come from Latin words, Pinner, Pinner Hill, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner, streets named after the landscape

Pinner Hill, HA5

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Place Name Rising to 126 metres (413 ft), Pinner Hill is the 11th highest natural point in London. The name…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, names that come from Latin words, Pinner, Pinner Hill, Private Road, Ruislip Northwood and Pinner, streets named after the landscape

Pinner Road, HA6

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Place Name Directional it is the road that runs from Northwood to Pinner. The name Pinner was first written down…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, names that come from Latin words, Northwood and Pinner, Northwood Hills, Old English, Ruislip, streets named after the landscape

Hengist Road, DA8

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Place Name Hengist, the name is Old English and means Stallion, who along with his brother Horsa (Horse), was hired…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Bexley, Dark Ages, Erith, Northumberland Heath

Downe Avenue, TN14

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Place Name The village of Downe, of which this street is named, was first mentioned as Dona in 1283, from…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Bromley, Darwin

Clammas Way, UB8

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Place Name Sandwiched between Fray’s River and the River Pinn it is understandable that the name is thought to be…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Cowley, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Uxbridge South

Hammersmith Road, W14

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Place Name Literal, the road leading to Hammersmith. Originally a hamlet of Fulham Parish, so part of the estate of…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Avonmore, Hammersmith and Fulham, Old English

Hammersmith Broadway, W6

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Place Name Originally a hamlet of Fulham Parish, so part of the estate of the Bishops of London. The exact…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammersmith Broadway ward, Old English

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

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