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Tag: East Barnet

St James Close, EN4

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Place Name Takes its name from the nearby St James’s Church, New Barnet – although not directly, given that the…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, Church of England, Cockfosters, East Barnet, East Barnet ward

Eton Avenue, EN4

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Place Name Laid out as part of the Littlegrove Estate development of 1931. This is not named after the school,…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, Littlegrove estate, streets with a Berkshire connection

East Walk, EN4

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Place Name So named as it lies on the east bank of the nearby Pymmes Brook, a small tributary of…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, Brunswick Park ward, East Barnet

Doggetts Close, EN4

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Place Name Laid out in 1966 the name recalls the Doggett family, 13thCentury landowners whose eponymous farm once gave the…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: 13thCentury, Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, streets named 1966

Daneland, EN4

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Place Name This is not a reference to ancient Norse ownership, as the name might imply. Rather, it is a…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: 13thCentury, Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, field name, Medieval name

Crescent Rise, EN4

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Place Name Although there is a slight bend in the road, it could hardly be decided a crescent. It in…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward

Crescent Road, EN4

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Place Name Named due to its shape, a wide arc that follows the bend of Pymme’s Brook. The road was…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward

Botany Close, EN4

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Place Name Laid out over land that had formerly been used as a long-standing plant nursery, which was knocked down…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, industry, street named in the 1990s

Clarence Close, EN4

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Place Name George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (October 21, 1449 – February 18, 1478), was the much undecided brother of…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, streets named after criminals, streets named after people who have been in prison, War of the Roses

Church Way, EN4

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Place Name Originally, this was a footpath that ran behind the church, leading to the Vicarage and the Trent Church…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, Church of England, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, street named after a church

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