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Tag: Old Norse

Swaby Road, SW18

15 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named for the manor and village of Swaby in Lincolnshire, where Magdalen College, Oxford, held patronage, giving it…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: All Fathing manor, Magdalen College, Old Norse, Oxford University, streets named with a Lincolnshire connection, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Gunton Road, SW17

10 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Gunton takes its name from one of two villages in East Anglia, one in Norfolk and one in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: alphabet streets, cluster, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, Old English, Old Norse, street names with a Norfolk connection, Suffolk

Beck Way, BR3

5 December 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This road was developed over the huge Eden Park in the early 20thCentury. Its name is a reference…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Beckenham, Bromley, Kelsey and Eden Park, Old English, Old Norse, River Beck, streets named after rivers

Beck Lane, BR3

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Place Name Once a quiet country lane that meandered along fields, it began to be developed between the wars. Its…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Beckenham, Bromley, Clock House, Old English, Old Norse, river, River Beck, River Ravensbourne, streets named after rivers
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