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Tag: Dissolution of the monasteries

Chicheley Gardens, HA3

November 11, 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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Chicheley Road, HA3

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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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Augustine Road, HA3

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Place Name St Augustine of Canterbury (early 6thCentury – sometime around May 26, 604AD) was a monk who became the first…

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Nunhead Passage, SE15

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Place Name Used to run from Rye Lane all the way to Nunhead Green. Legend has it that the area…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Southwark, streets named after women

Nunhead Lane, SE15

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Place Name The main road leading from Dulwich to Nunhead. Legend has it that the area was named after a…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after women

Nunhead Grove, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Nunhead Green, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

Nunhead Crescent, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

St Helen’s Place, EC3A

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Place Name The adjacent St Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate is all that remains of the former priory that stood nearby. The…

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Filed under: City of London, Dissolution of the monasteries, Lime Street, religion, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after religious houses, streets named after women, women

Abbey Road, IG11

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Place Name Directional, leading to Barking Abbey, which had been in ruins for around 400 years by the time this…

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Filed under: Barking and Dagenham, Dissolution of the monasteries, Gascoigne, streets named after abbeys

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