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Tag: Barnet

Barnet Gate Lane, EN5

25 November 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This refers to an actual gate that was on the Barnet Road at the old county boundary between…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Barnet, High Barnet, streets named after legends

East Barnet Road, EN5

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Place Name There has been a hamlet to the east of Barnet village since around 1275 when it was recorded…

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Filed under: Abbey of St Albans, Barnet, East Barnet, name change, Old English

Alma Road, N10

8 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block…

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Filed under: Barnet, Friern Barnet, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Hampstead Way, NW11

16 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional, linking Hampstead with Hampstead Garden Suburb up until it was developed in the first decades of the…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Barnet, Garden Suburb

Finchley Lane, NW4

5 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional leading from Hendon across the River Brent to Finchley. Finchley is thought to be named after the…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Barnet, Hendon, Old English, streets named after birds, streets named after woods

Finchley Road, NW2

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Place Name Directional, this 4.5 mile long road leads from West Hampstead to Finchley. The road is relatively new. Thought…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Barnet, Childs Hill, Old English, streets named after birds, streets named after woods

Finchley Road, NW11

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Place Name Directional, this 4.5 mile long road leads from West Hampstead to Finchley. The road is relatively new. Thought…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Barnet, Golders Green, Old English, streets named after birds, streets named after woods

Willow Drive, EN5

31 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out over fields off the Manor Road in 1938. There was a willow tree on the corner…

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Filed under: Barnet, High Barnet, streets named after plants, streets named after trees, Underhill

Moxon Street, EN5

27 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Thomas Moxon (died September 22, 1775) was an apothecary and surgeon who operated from the Old Assembly Rooms…

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Filed under: Barnet, High Barnet, streets named after surgeons

Nan Clark’s Lane, NW7

23 August 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Apparently named after a late-17thCentury pub landlady Nan Clark, who was murdered by her lover, or possibly her…

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Filed under: Barnet, Crime, Hendon Park, highwood Hill, Mill Hill, Murder

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