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Tag: Hammersmith and Fulham

Baron’s Court Road, W14

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Place Name Will street sign writers ever get a break? So often when they miss an apostrophe they get complaints…

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Filed under: apostrophe, Barons Court, grammar, Hammersmith and Fulham, West Kensington

Alma Place, NW10

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Place Name Named the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block Tsarist…

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Filed under: Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensal Green, Kensal Rise, Kensington and Chelsea, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after rivers, victorian

Hammersmith Grove, W6

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Place Name Originally The Grove, this used to be in Fulham Parish, so part of the estate of the Bishops…

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Filed under: Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammersmith Broadway ward, Old English

Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6

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Place Name Directional, this is the northern side approach road to Hammersmith Bridge. The was laid out at roughly the…

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Filed under: Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammersmith Broadway ward, industry, Old English, streets named after buildings

Hammersmith Road, W14

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Place Name Literal, the road leading to Hammersmith. Originally a hamlet of Fulham Parish, so part of the estate of…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Avonmore, Hammersmith and Fulham, Old English

Hammersmith Broadway, W6

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Place Name Originally a hamlet of Fulham Parish, so part of the estate of the Bishops of London. The exact…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammersmith Broadway ward, Old English

Old Oak Common Lane, W3

9 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional, the lane leading to Old Oak Common from East Acton. First written as Eldeholt in 1380 from…

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Filed under: College Park and Old Oak, field name, Hammersmith and Fulham, Shepherd's Bush

Old Oak Common 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: College Park and Old Oak, field name, Hammersmith and Fulham

Shepherd’s Bush Road, W6

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Place Name The main road leading from Hammersmith to Shepherd’s Bush, which takes its name from the nearby common. The…

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Filed under: Agricultural, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammersmith Broadway ward, Shepherd's Bush

Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12

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Place Name Originally The Lawn (running along the west side) and an extension of Goldhawk Road (running to the south).…

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Filed under: Agricultural, Hammersmith and Fulham, Shepherd's Bush, Shepherd's Bush Green

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