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Tag: Anglo-Saxon

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

Kingston Lane, TW11

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Place Name The road leading from Teddington High Street in the direction of Kingston. Kingston-Upon-Thames had been in royal hands…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Hampton Wick and South Teddington, Richmond-On-Thames, Teddington

Beckenham Place Park, BR3

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Place Name Beckenham Place is the Palladian-style Grade II* Georgian mansion set in 96 hectares of stunning parkland which was…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Beckenham, Bromley, Bromley Town, Cator

Beckenham Road, BR3

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Place Name Beckenham was first recorded in the Anglo Saxon charter as Biohhahema mearcin in AD862 (mearc meaning boundary or mark…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Beckenham, Clock House

Beckenham Lane, BR2

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Place Name Directional, the road leading form Bromley to Beckenham. Beckenham was first recorded in the Anglo Saxon charter as…

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

Beckenham Hill Road, SE6

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Place Name This was was built in 1785 for Beckenham Place, the Palladian-style mansion built for the exceptionally wealthy John…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Downham, Lewisham

Beckenham Hill Road, BR3

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Place Name This was was built in 1785 for Beckenham Place, the Palladian-style mansion built for the exceptionally wealthy John…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Beckenham, Bellingham, Lewisham

Beckenham Road, BR4

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Place Name Directional, the road leading from West Wickham to Beckenham. This was one of the first roads built to…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Bromley, West Wickham

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