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Tag: hills

Hillside, SW19

3 April 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from the obvious fact that it lies on the southern side of Wimbledon Hill, although…

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Filed under: hills, Hillside, Merton, Wandsworth and Merton, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Hill

Ridgway, SW19

22 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name As the name suggests, this sits near the top of the hill that gave Wimbledon its name. It…

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Filed under: hills, Hillside, Merton, Wimbledon

Putney Hill, SW15

8 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Rising to 148ft above sea level this is the highest point in Putney. The most common explanation behind…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, hills, Putney, streets named after the landscape, Wandsworth, West Putney

East Hill, SW18

9 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Literal, it is the hill on the eastern bank of the River Wandle, today it is now part…

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Filed under: hills, River Wandle, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Town

Duntshill Road, SW18

6 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Dunt’s Hill was first recorded in the 17thCentury and later became the site of Duntshill Mills calico printing…

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Filed under: hills, industry, Tooting, Wandle, Wandsworth

Crestway, SW15

3 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A somewhat grand name to describe this street which was laid out on the lip of a hill…

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Filed under: Dover House Estate, hills, Putney, social history, social housing, Wandsworth, West Putney

Gipsy Hill, SE19

15 May 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Gypsies were a frequent feature of the sparsely populated Dulwich and Norwood woods before the 19thCentury, eking a…

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Filed under: Gipsy Hill, Gypsies, Gypsy, hills, Lambeth

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