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Tag: Furzedown

Beclands Road, SW17

8 February 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name While the hamlet or village of Tooting stretches back to Saxon times, first recorded in AD675, the addition…

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Filed under: Benedictine, Furzedown, names from Norman French, streets named after a French connection, streets named after abbeys, streets named after religious houses, streets with a Scandinavian connection, Tooting, Tooting Bec, Wandsworth

North Drive, SW16

2 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Somewhat confusingly, this is at the southern edge of Tooting Common. In fact, this does make sense historically…

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Filed under: Furzedown, Tooting, Wandsworth

Blegborough Road, SW16

28 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Dr Ralph Blegborough (April 8, 1769 – January 23, 1827) was a physician and “man mid-wife” whose interest…

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Filed under: Furzedown, medicine, streets named after doctors, Tooting, Wandsworth

Thrale Road, SW16

9 February 2021 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Henry Thrale (1728 – April 4, 1781) was born into a brewing family, his father Ralph Thrale having…

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Filed under: Anchor Brewery, breweries, Furzedown, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, University College, Wandsworth

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