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Tag: Dulwich

Acre Drive, SE22

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Place Name Laid out over the grounds of a former detached house on Crystal Palace Road, which was demolished to…

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Filed under: Dulwich, Goose Green, Private Road, Southwark

Acacia Grove, SE21

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Place Name Built in 1866. According to Camberwell Place and Street Names and their Origin there may have been a Masonic…

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Filed under: Dulwich, Dulwich Wood, Southwark, streets named after trees

Abbotswood Road, SE22

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Place Name Laid out over the site of the former St Francis’ Hospital, which closed in 1991 and was sold…

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Filed under: Champion Hill, Dulwich, Southwark, street names with a secret

Milo Road, SE22

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Place Name Thought to be named after Milo of Croton a 6thCentury BC superstar wrestler, who was six-time Olympic victor and enjoyed…

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Filed under: Dulwich, Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, Greece, Greek myth, Olympics, Southwark, streets named after sports connections

Pickwick Road, SE21

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Place Name Samuel Pickwick is the eponymous leader of the Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens’s widely successful first novel – originally told…

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Filed under: Charles Dickens, dickens, Dulwich, Dulwich Village, literature, Southwark, streets named after fictional characters, streets named after literary figures

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