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Tag: Anglo-Saxon street name

Oxgate Centre, NW2

26 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name An access road to an industrial estate. The area was referred to as Oxegate as early as 1250, although…

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

Tottenham Street, W1T

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Place Name After nearby Tottenham Court Road, which took its name from the former manor of Tottenham (Tottenhall) which stood…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, bloomsbury, Camden, Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Mews, W1T

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Place Name After nearby Tottenham Court Road, which took its name from the former manor of Tottenham (Tottenhall) which stood…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, bloomsbury, Camden, streets named after buildings

Selsdon Park Road, CR2

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Place Name Selsdon Park was originally a Tudor mansion which was sold in 1805 to George Smith MP, who resigned…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Croydon, South Croydon, streets named after buildings

Selsdon Avenue, CR2

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Place Name A street leading off the main Selsdon Road. The name Selsdon was first recorded sometime around AD880 as…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Croydon, South Croydon

Northolt Gardens, UB6

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Place Name A reference to the nearby town of Northolt. This was laid out at the end of the 19thCentury…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Ealing, Greenford, North Greenford

Northolt Road, UB5

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Place Name The main road between Harrow and Northolt. Northolt means a northern nook and was first recorded in the…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Ealing, Northolt Mandeville

Northolt Avenue, HA4

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Place Name A reference to the nearby town of Northolt in Ealing. Northolt means a northern nook and was first…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Hillingdon, Ruislip, South Ruislip

Waxwell Lane, HA5

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Place Name A reference to ancient Holy Well or Sacred Spring situated on the corner of the Uxbridge Road and…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, Pinner

Waxwell Close, HA5

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Place Name A reference to ancient Holy Well or Sacred Spring situated on the corner of the Uxbridge Road and…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Harrow, Pinner, streets named after ancient monuments

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