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Tag: Graveney

St Barnabas Road, CR4

18 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named for the nearby St Barnabas church. Barnabas was one of the disciples, who carried out missionary journeys…

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Filed under: Church of England, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, roads named after saints, street named after a church, Tooting

Links Way, SW17

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Place Name On November 28, 1888 an article appeared in the Edinburgh Evening News under the headline New Golf Green…

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Filed under: Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, sport, streets named after sports connections, Tooting Golf Course

Jersey Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from the largest of the Channel Islands. It became part of the Duchy of Normandy…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Tooting, Tooting Golf Course

Ipswich Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from the county town of Suffolk, one of England’s oldest continuously inhabited communities, that has…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Suffolk, Tooting Golf Course

Hailsham Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from the East Sussex market town with a history dating back to Saxon times. It…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Graveney, Merton, streets named after an East Sussex connection, Tooting Golf Course

Hasty Close, CR4

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Place Name Patrick Joseph Hasty (March 17, 1934 – August 2000) was a Northern Irish footballer who represented Great Britain…

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Filed under: Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Olympics, sport, streets named after footballers, streets named after olympians, streets with an Irish connection

Frinton Road, SW17

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Place Name Frinton-on-Sea, in Essex, was developed as an exclusive coastal resort in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Essex, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after seaside towns, Tooting Golf Course

Eastbourne Road, SW17

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Place Name Originally a small fishing village, Eastbourne’s transformation into a fashionable seaside resort began in the 19th century, when…

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Filed under: Graveney, Merton, streets named after an East Sussex connection, streets named after seaside towns

Deal Road, SW17

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Place Name Deal, a coastal town in Kent, was an important naval base during the Tudor period, and Deal Castle,…

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Filed under: Domesday Book, Graveney, Kent villages, Merton, streets named after a Kent connection, streets named after seaside towns

Cromer Road, SW17

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Place Name So-called after the picturesque seaside town on the north coast of Norfolk, best known for its Victorian-era pier…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, street names with a Norfolk connection, streets named after seaside towns

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