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Tag: Church of England

Borrodaile Road, SW18

28 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name William Borradaile (10 July 1792 – February 16, 1838) vicar of Wandsworth in the 1830s, who killed himself,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, misspelt, streets named after sports connections, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Town

All Saints Passage, SW18

24 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from the Grade II*-listed parish church of Wandsworth. It stands on the site of an…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, Henry V, street named after a church, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Town

Juxon Close, HA3

29 July 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name William Juxon, (1582 – June 4, 1663) was Bishop of London from 1633 to 1646 and Archbishop of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bishop of London, Church of England, Harrow, Harrow Weald, Henry VIII, Oxford, Oxford University, Reformation, slavery, streets named after Archbishops of Canterbury, streets named after Oxford graduates

Juxon Street, SE11

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Place Name William Juxon, (1582 – June 4, 1663) was Bishop of London from 1633 to 1646 and Archbishop of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bishop of London, Charles II, Church of England, Oxford, Oxford University, Restoration, slavery, streets named after Archbishops of Canterbury, streets named after Oxford graduates

Boutflower Road, SW11

21 November 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Henry Boutflower Verdon (December 8, 1846 – October 10, 1879) was to be the first vicar of the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Battersea, Church of England, Lavender, streets named after Cambridge graduates, Wandsworth

Bancroft Road, HA3

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Place Name Richard Bancroft (September 1544 – November 2, 1610) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 until his death,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, Harrow, Harrow Weald, streets named after Archbishops of Canterbury, streets named after Cambridge graduates

Bancroft Gardens, HA3

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Place Name Richard Bancroft (September 1544 – November 2, 1610) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 until his death,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, Harrow, Harrow Weald, streets named after Archbishops of Canterbury, streets named after Cambridge graduates

Bridgeman Road, N1

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Place Name Originally John Street between 1819 and 1897 when it was changed to Lofting Road. Corruption of Reverend Arthur…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, Islington, name change, Thornhill Square

Blomfield Villas, W2

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Place Name Dr Charles James Blomfield (May 29, 1786 – August 5, 1857), was Bishop of London for 28 years…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, Maida Vale, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after Eton connection, Westminster

Blomfield Road, W9

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Place Name Dr Charles James Blomfield (May 29, 1786 – August 5, 1857), was Bishop of London for 28 years…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Church of England, Maida Vale, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after Eton connection, Westminster

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