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Tag: Kent villages

Deal Road, SW17

4 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Deal, a coastal town in Kent, was an important naval base during the Tudor period, and Deal Castle,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Domesday Book, Graveney, Kent villages, Merton, streets named after a Kent connection, streets named after seaside towns

Bedgebury Gardens, SW19

26 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A reference to the Kentish manor of Bedgebury, which was most likely suggested by the principle developer Alfred…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Kent villages, Old English, Southfields, Wandsworth

Nurstead Road, DA8

26 August 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name One of a cluster of streets named after Kent villages. Nurstead comes from the Old English hnutu meaning…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bexley, cluster, Erith, Kent villages, Northumberland Heath
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