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Tag: Lewisham

Anerley Road, SE20

10 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The name itself means the lonely place and comes from some Scottish and Northern dialects. It was the…

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Filed under: Bromley, Crystal Palace and Anerley, Lewisham, Scotland

Anerley Grove, SE19

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Place Name Originally New Road. The name itself means the lonely place and comes from some Scottish and Northern dialects.…

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Filed under: Bromley, Crystal Palace and Anerley, Lewisham, name change, Scotland

Anerley Park, SE20

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Place Name Runs along the southern boundary of Crystal Palace Park. The name itself means the lonely place and comes…

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Filed under: Bromley, Crystal Palace and Anerley, Lewisham, Scotland

Anerley Park Road, SE20

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Place Name Leading to the Anerley entrance of Crystal Palace Park. The name itself means the lonely place and comes…

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Filed under: Bromley, Crystal Palace and Anerley, Lewisham, Scotland

Anerley Hill, SE19

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Place Name Originally part of Anerley Road. The name itself means the lonely place and comes from some Scottish and…

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Filed under: Bromley, Crystal Palace and Anerley, Lewisham, name change, Scotland, streets named after the landscape

Honor Oak Road, SE23

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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

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