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Tag: Brent

Chichele Road, NW2

November 12, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Henry Chichele also spelt Checheley and Chicheley (born sometime around 1364 – April 12, 1443) served as Archbishop of Canterbury…

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Filed under: Brent, Cricklewood and Mapesbury, Oxford University, Roman Catholic, streets named after Archbishops of Canterbury, streets named after Oxford graduates, Willesden

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

Oxgate Centre, NW2

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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

Brondesbury Villas, NW6

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Place Name The villas were built sometime around 1862. An advert in The Times from that year stated: “KILBURN, Brondesbury…

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Filed under: Brent, Kilburn, prebend estate, St Paul's Cathedral, streets named after buildings

Brondesbury Road, NW6

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Place Name The road leading onto Brondesbury Park, the main route from Kilburn to Brondesbury. The name Brondesbury was first…

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Filed under: Brent, Kilburn, prebend estate, St Paul's Cathedral, Willesden

Sudbury Avenue, HA0

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Place Name Named after the local area from the Middle English words suth and bury meaning the south or southern…

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Filed under: Brent, Middle English, Sudbury, Wembley

Sudbury Croft, HA0

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Place Name Refers to the small farm that stood on the high ground north of Sudbury, which was likely connected to…

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Filed under: Brent, Harrow, Middle English, Northwick Park, Sudbury, Wembley

Sudbury Crescent, HA0

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Place Name Named after the local area which means southern manor, possibly a reference to Harrow itself. In the late…

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Filed under: Brent, Middle English, Sudbury, Wembley

Abbeydale Road, NW10

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Place Name The former Twyford Abbey was not a religious house, but the name of a Gothic property built in…

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Filed under: Alperton, Brent, streets named after buildings

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