Place Name Directional, the road leading from West Wickham to Beckenham. This was one of the first roads built to…
Place Name The Middle English word mede, itself from Old English mæd, means meadow, and before development there was indeed agricultural…
Place Name Directional. This ancient road, which along the south eastern boundary of Spring Park, leads from West Wickham to…
Place Name Croydon means the valley of the crocuses. It is a throwback to the medieval crop that grew here,…
Place Name Hengist, the name is Old English and means Stallion, who along with his brother Horsa (Horse), was hired…
Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…
Place Name Queen Alexandra of Denmark (December 1, 1844 – November 20, 1925), was wife of King Edward VII and…