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Tag: names with a Welsh connection

Radnor Close, CR4

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Place Name Radnor, or Radnorshire, is a historic county in mid-Wales with roots stretching back to ancient Celtic and early…

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Filed under: Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, names with a Welsh connection, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Montgomery Close, CR4

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Place Name Montgomery, a historic town in Powys, Wales, was the county town of Montgomeryshire and has roots going back…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, names with a Welsh connection, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Monmouth Close, CR4

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Place Name Monmouth, a historic Welsh town near the English border, was the county town of Monmouthshire and has roots…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, names with a Welsh connection, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Glamorgan Close, CR4

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Place Name Glamorgan, a historic county in South Wales, is known as Morgannwg in Welsh. It was ruled by local…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, names with a Welsh connection, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing, streets named after places

Caernarvon Close, CR4

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Place Name Caernarfon, in North Wales, is a county town known for its impressive medieval history and Caernarfon Castle, a…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, names with a Welsh connection, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Brecon Close, CR4

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Place Name Brecon, a historic market and county town in Wales, was originally a Roman fort. It became a significant…

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Alderney Street, SW1V

6 November 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Without a doubt this street name has one of the most complicated back stories in London. Originally called…

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Filed under: Muslim, name change, names with a Welsh connection, Pimlico, Pimlico North, Westminster

Wenvoe Road, DA7

13 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The name Wenvoe is the Anglicised form of the Welsh name Gwenfô (thought to mean fair) that was…

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Filed under: Bexley, Bexleyheath, names with a Welsh connection

Leckwith Avenue, DA7

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Place Name Named after a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, just west of Cardiff, it is an anglicisation of the…

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Filed under: Bexley, Bexleyheath, names with a Welsh connection, roads named after towns

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