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Tag: Merton

Eastbourne Road, SW17

5 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally a small fishing village, Eastbourne’s transformation into a fashionable seaside resort began in the 19th century, when…

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Filed under: Graveney, Merton, streets named after an East Sussex connection, streets named after seaside towns

Deal Road, SW17

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

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

Daniel Close, SW17

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Place Name One of a small cluster of roads referencing Robinson Crusoe, in. this case the author Daniel Defoe (1660…

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Filed under: author, cluster, Collier's Wood, Daniel Defoe, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Robinson Crusoe, streets named after an author, Tooting

Durnsford Road, SW19

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Place Name Recalls the much flipped (to use estate agent parlance) ancient manor of Durnsford, in Wandsworth. Originally owned by…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII, Merton, Wimbledon Park

Cromer Road, SW17

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Place Name So-called after the picturesque seaside town on the north coast of Norfolk, best known for its Victorian-era pier…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, street names with a Norfolk connection, streets named after seaside towns

Boscombe Road, SW17

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Place Name Takes its name from a suburb of Bournemouth, the name is thought to come from the Old English…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after seaside towns, Tooting Golf Course

Bathgate Road, SW19

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Place Name Originally called New Park Road, to distinguish it from Old Park, it was later renamed sometime in the…

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Filed under: Conservative, Merton, name change, named after councillor/council employee, Scotland, Southfields, Village, Wimbledon

Ashen Grove, SW19

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Place Name Ashen Grove a small woodland of ash trees (hence the name) stood to the west of the 200…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Earl Spencer, Merton, Southfields Grid, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park

Ascot Road, SW17

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Place Name It is named after the Berkshire town famous for its racecourse. The name of which itself from the…

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Filed under: alphabet streets, Graveney, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, roads named after towns, Tooting Golf Course

Batsworth Road, CR4

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Place Name For a street that started as an access road, across farmland to a varnish maker and floorcloth manufacturer…

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Filed under: Agricultural, Cricket Green, Merton, Mitcham, Old English

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