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Tag: Medieval

Bankhurst Road, SE6

22 November 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This remembers the old manor name of Bankhurst, so called after the Banquel family (the name was variously…

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Filed under: Crofton Park, Lewisham, Medieval

Bandon Rise, SM6

21 November 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Agricultural heritage. Recalls the name of the hamlet of Bandonhill but the name goes back much further even…

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Filed under: Agricultural, Medieval, streets named after food, Sutton, Wallington, Wallington South

Ballards Rise, CR2

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. Selsdon Wood was once part of the Selsdon Park estate, owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Croydon, Croydon South, Medieval, South Croydon, Village Selsdon and Addington

Ballards Way, CR2

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. Selsdon Wood was once part of the Selsdon Park estate, owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Croydon, Croydon South, Medieval, South Croydon, Village Selsdon and Addington

Ballards Farm Road, CR2

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. Selsdon Wood was once part of the Selsdon Park estate, owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Croydon, Medieval, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon

Hampstead Lane, NW3

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Place Name Originally called Caen Wood Lane. This was an early medieval track dividing Hampstead Manor from the Bishop of…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Bishop of London, Camden, former toll road, Highgate, Medieval, name change

Basinghall Avenue, EC2V

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Place Name Named after the powerful Basing family who were prominent in the City at the beginning of the 13thCentury.…

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Filed under: Bassishaw, City of London, Henry III, Lord Mayor, Medieval, streets with a Hampshire connection

Bartholomew Lane, EC2R

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Place Name At the northern end of this lane stood the church of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange (the Royal Exchange), which was…

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Filed under: City of London, Medieval, Middle Ages, street named after a church, streets named after saints, Walbrook

Basinghall Avenue, EC2R

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Place Name Named after the powerful Basing family who were prominent in the City at the beginning of the 13thCentury.…

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Filed under: Bishopsgate, City of London, Henry III, Medieval, streets with a Hampshire connection

Bartholomew Lane, EC2N

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Place Name At the northern end of this lane stood the church of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange (the Royal Exchange), which was…

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Filed under: Bishopsgate, City of London, Medieval, street named after a church, streets named after saints

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