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Tag: Middle English

Ardleigh Green Road, RM11

25 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional this is the road that leads out of Hornchurch to the hamlet. The name itself is a…

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Filed under: Havering, Hornchurch, Middle English, name change, Old English, Squirrels Heath

Aldersbrook Road, E12

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Place Name Directional, leading to Aldersbrook. This was previously Forest Road, running along the boundary of Wanstead Flats. According to…

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Filed under: Middle English, Redbridge, streets named after trees, Wanstead, Wanstead Park

Bethnal Green Road, E2

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Place Name Directional the road leading from Shoreditch to Bethnal Green. The eastern end of the route has been in…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Middle English, St Peter's, Tower Hamlets

Hillingdon Road, UB10

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Place Name Directional, the main road leading from Uxbridge to Hillingdon. The name Hillingdon itself is Old English is thought…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Hillingdon, Hillingdon Hill, Hillingdon West, Middle English

Hillingdon Hill, UB10

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Place Name Descriptive. Hillingdon Hill is 134m (440ft) high and overlooks the Colne valley. The name Hillingdon itself is Old…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, Colham & Cowley, Hillingdon, Hillingdon Hill, Middle English, streets named after the landscape, Uxbridge

Green Street, EN3

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Place Name Historically directional leading to Ayland Green, a small triangular patch that used to be at the junction of…

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Filed under: Brimsdown, Enfield, Middle English, streets named after the landscape

Sudbury Avenue, HA0

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Place Name Named after the local area from the Middle English words suth and bury meaning the south or southern…

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Filed under: Brent, Middle English, Sudbury, Wembley

Sudbury Croft, HA0

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Place Name Refers to the small farm that stood on the high ground north of Sudbury, which was likely connected to…

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Filed under: Brent, Harrow, Middle English, Northwick Park, Sudbury, Wembley

Sudbury Crescent, HA0

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Place Name Named after the local area which means southern manor, possibly a reference to Harrow itself. In the late…

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Filed under: Brent, Middle English, Sudbury, Wembley

Gunnersbury Gardens, W3

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Place Name Laid out over the grounds of Gunnersbury Lodge gardens. The name Gunnersbury has its roots in an old…

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Filed under: Acton, Ealing, Ealing Common, Middle English, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

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