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Tag: Merton

Woodside, SW19

23 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Until development this was a literal name, as along its northern side ran the perimeter of Wimbledon Park…

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Filed under: Hillside, Merton, streets named after trees, Wimbledon

Camelot Close, SW19

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Place Name Laid out in 1974 and given the name because it leads off Arthur Road –  despite that street…

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Filed under: King Arthur, Knights of the Round Table, Merton, streets named after legends, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park

Arthur Road, SW19

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Place Name Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (later Windsor) (May 1, 1850 – January 16, 1942) was…

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Filed under: John Augustus Beaumont, Merton, Queen Victoria, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park

Thornton Hill, SW19

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Place Name This was an extension of Thornton Road, and was laid out sometime around 1863. As with Thornton Road,…

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Filed under: Hillside, Leathersellers Company, Merton, Napoleonic Wars, Richard Thornton, streets named after philanthropists

Thornton Road, SW19

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Place Name Richard Thornton (September 20, 1776 – June 20, 1865) is probably the richest man you’ve never heard of.…

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Filed under: Hillside, Leathersellers Company, Merton, Napoleonic Wars, street named 1859, streets named after people with a Yorkshire connection, Wimbledon

Ridgway, SW19

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Place Name As the name suggests, this sits near the top of the hill that gave Wimbledon its name. It…

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Filed under: hills, Hillside, Merton, Wimbledon

Byegrove Road, SW19

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Place Name Takes its name from Byegrove House and Byegrove Cottage, both shown in historical maps. The former was a…

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Filed under: agriculture, Cambridge University, Collier's Wood, Dissolution of the monasteries, Emmanuel College, field name, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after houses

Church Hill, SW19

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Place Name This road, which was only developed in the final years of the 19thCentury, as the town’s population expanded…

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Filed under: Church of England, Merton, street named after a church, streets named after buildings, Village, Wimbledon

Abbey Parade, SW19

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Place Name A continuation of Merton High Street, the south side of this parade of shops, which originally ran between…

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Filed under: Abbey, Abbey of St Albans, Merton, streets named after houses, streets named after religious houses, Wimbledon

Kinsella Gardens, SW19

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Place Name A group of nine large houses that were laid out over the grounds of the former Kinellan House,…

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Filed under: Merton, misspelt, streets named after a Scottish connection, Village, Wimbledon

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