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Tag: Lewisham

Honor Oak Road, SE23

February 26, 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional, the road leading from Forest Hill to Honor Oak. There was indeed an oak tree, on One…

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Filed under: Elizabeth I, Forest Hill, Lewisham, streets named after a boundary marker, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

Kitto Road, SE14

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Place Name John Kitto (December 4, 1804 – November 25, 1854) was a self-taught biblical scholar of Cornish descent. He…

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Filed under: Haberdashers' Company, Hatcham Barnes Manor Estate, Lewisham, New Cross, streets named with a Cornish connection, Telegraph Hill

Ravensbourne Park Crescent, SE6

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Place Name Ravensbourne Park Gardens, were originally a private green for the occupiers of Ravensbourne Park Estate which began to be…

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Filed under: Catford, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, Rushey Green, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Park, SE6

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Place Name Ravensbourne Park Gardens, were originally a private green for the occupiers of Ravensbourne Park Estate which began to be…

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Filed under: Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, Rushey Green, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Place, SE13

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Brockley, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Road, SE6

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Beckenham Hill Road, SE6

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Place Name This was was built in 1785 for Beckenham Place, the Palladian-style mansion built for the exceptionally wealthy John…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Downham, Lewisham

Beckenham Hill Road, BR3

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Place Name This was was built in 1785 for Beckenham Place, the Palladian-style mansion built for the exceptionally wealthy John…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Beckenham, Bellingham, Lewisham

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