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Tag: Hackney

Clere Street, EC2A

September 8, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name This was originally Paradise Street (Paradise is frequently used for roads on the south side of churches) from…

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Filed under: Bunhill, Hackney, name change, streets named after saints

Clapton Terrace, E5

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Place Name Like Clapham (village on a hill or slope), Clapton means a farm on a hill, in this case…

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Filed under: Hackney, Springfield

Clapton Common, E5

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Place Name Like Clapham (village on a hill or slope), Clapton means a farm on a hill, in this case…

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Filed under: Hackney, Springfield

Homerton Road, E9

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Place Name This was being laid out across Hackney Marsh at the turn of the 20thCentury linking Stratford with Hackney…

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Filed under: Hackney, King's Park, streets named after women

Ada Place, E2

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Place Name Named after members of the the Pritchard family. Andrew Pritchard, a “tilemaker of Hackney Road” in 1789, began…

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Filed under: Cambridge Heath, Hackney, streets named after women

Leagrave Street, E5

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Place Name Thought to be a corruption of an ancient name for the River Lea which is nearby. The name…

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Filed under: Hackney, Lea Bridge Ward, River Lea

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