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Parolles Road, N19

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Place name Laid out in 1887 as part of a cluster of roads that were named after Shakespearean characters. Parolles…

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Cressida Road, N19

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Place Name Cressida appears in William Shakespeare’s retelling of the Trojan War love and betrayal story Troilus & Cressida. It…

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Lysander Mews, N19

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Place Name Originally the entrance to a light industrial park or factory. The road was named sometime around 2012. It…

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Lysander Grove, N19

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Place Name Laid out in 1885 as part of a cluster of roads that were named after Shakespearean characters. Lysander…

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Miranda Road, N19

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Place name Originally Albert Road and Albert Place when it was first laid out sometime around 1859. It was re-named…

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Prospero Road, N19

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Place Name Prospero is the main protagonist of The Tempest, a character with magical powers who finds himself shipwrecked on an…

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