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Tag: Hillingdon

Bayhurst Drive, HA6

4 December 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This is a reference to the wood of the same name three miles away – and was probably…

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Filed under: Hillingdon, Northwood, Old English, streets named after woods

Hillingdon Road, UB10

12 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional, the main road leading from Uxbridge to Hillingdon. The name Hillingdon itself is Old English is thought…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Hillingdon, Hillingdon Hill, Hillingdon West, Middle English

Hillingdon Hill, UB10

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Place Name Descriptive. Hillingdon Hill is 134m (440ft) high and overlooks the Colne valley. The name Hillingdon itself is Old…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Colham & Cowley, Hillingdon, Hillingdon Hill, Middle English, streets named after the landscape, Uxbridge

Clammas Way, UB8

30 July 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Sandwiched between Fray’s River and the River Pinn it is understandable that the name is thought to be…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Cowley, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Uxbridge South

Bedfont Court, TW19

15 November 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A reference to the nearby village of East Bedfont, where this road is sited. The name itself was originally…

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Filed under: Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, names with a Celtic origin, Old English, Spout Lane, Staines-on-Thames

Langton Grove, HA6

31 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from Elizabeth Langton who gave the freehold of her estate to New College, Oxford, in…

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Filed under: Harrow, Hillingdon, Northwood, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after women

Stockley Road, UB7

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Place Name Stockley Park takes its name from the former hamlet of Stockley, which is believed to be a portmanteau…

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Filed under: Hillingdon, industry, name change, portmanteau, West Drayton, Yiewsley

Stockley Farm Road, UB7

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Place Name Stockley Park takes its name from the former hamlet of Stockley, which is believed to be a portmanteau…

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Filed under: Hillingdon, industry, name change, portmanteau, West Drayton, Yiewsley

Northolt Avenue, HA4

18 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A reference to the nearby town of Northolt in Ealing. Northolt means a northern nook and was first…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Hillingdon, Ruislip, South Ruislip

Starveall Close, UB7

22 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Recalls the former name of the local area of Starveall Bridge, in Yiewsley, a crossing over the Grand…

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Filed under: Agricultural, Hillingdon, joke names, West Drayton, Yiewsley

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