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Tag: Lewisham

Ravensbourne Road, SE6

24 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

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

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

Beckenham Hill Road, SE6

28 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

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

Anerley Road, SE19

30 October 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional, the road leading from Crystal Palace to Anerley. The name itself means the lonely place and comes…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Crystal Palace and Anerley, Lewisham, Scotland, words that come from Gaelic

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