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Tag: Ealing

North Acton Road, NW10

1 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The road leading to North Acton, it follows the line of a footpath through fields. The name Acton…

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Filed under: Acton, Ealing, North Acton, Old English, streets named after trees

Pierrepont Road, W3

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Place Name Evelyn Pierrepont, (born sometime around 1665 – March 5, 1726) was 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, and created Marquess…

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Filed under: Ealing, George II, North Acton, Scotland

Northolt Gardens, UB6

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Place Name A reference to the nearby town of Northolt. This was laid out at the end of the 19thCentury…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Ealing, Greenford, North Greenford

Northolt Road, UB5

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Place Name The main road between Harrow and Northolt. Northolt means a northern nook and was first recorded in the…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Ealing, Northolt Mandeville

Museum Way, W3

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Place Name Leads to the London Transport Museum Depot which holds the majority of the museum’s collections which are not…

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Filed under: Ealing, Museums, Railway, South Acton

Gunnersbury Gardens, W3

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Place Name Laid out over the grounds of Gunnersbury Lodge gardens. The name Gunnersbury has its roots in an old…

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Filed under: Acton, Ealing, Ealing Common, Middle English, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Gunnersbury Drive, W5

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Place Name Originally part of Gunnersbury Avenue, it was renamed when the North Circular was created. Gunnersbury has its roots…

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Filed under: Ealing, Ealing Common, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Gunnersbury Lane, W3

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Place Name The main route leading from Acton to Gunnersbury. Gunnersbury has its roots in an old Scandinavian name. It…

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Filed under: Ealing, Middle English, South Acton, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Gunnersbury Avenue, W3

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Place Name Part of the North Circular. Gunnersbury Avenue has its roots in an old Scandinavian name. It is believed to…

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Filed under: Chiswick Gunnersbury, Ealing, Gunnersbury, Hounslow, Middle English, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Old Oak Lane, NW10

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Place Name First written as Eldeholt in 1380 from the Old English words elde meaning old (which survives today in the…

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Filed under: Ealing, East Acton, field name

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