Skip to content
London Street Guide
London Street Guide
A street by street history of London covering street names, its people and its buildings
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Streets
    • Search by postcode
    • A to Z
  • Latest Facts
  • FAQ
  • Acknowledgements

Tag: Oxford University

Waynflete Street, SW18

25 February 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A reference to the Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete, who in 1458 founded Magdalen College, one of Oxford…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: All Fathing manor, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Magdalen Estate, Oxford University, Roman Catholic, streets named after bishops, streets named after priests, Tooting, Wandsworth

Tilehurst Road, SW18

19 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Parts of Tilehurst, now a suburb of Reading in Berkshire, were once owned by Magdalen College, Oxford, which…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Magdalen Estate, Oxford University, streets with a Berkshire connection, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

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…

Loading

Continue Reading

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

Routh Road, SW18

10 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Martin Joseph Routh (September 18, 1755 – December 22, 1854) was a classical scholar, devout churchman and President…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: All Fathing manor, Church of England, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford University, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Openview, SW18

4 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Magdalen College, Oxford University owned extensive land in Earlsfield, and began to develop it for housing from the…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Openview Estate, Oxford University, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Magdalen Road, SW18

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete, Magdalen College is one of Oxford University’s most…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: All Fathing manor, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Multon Road, SW18

2 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Recalling a long lost manor house in Multon, Lincolnshire, which today survives only in the name of Multon…

Loading

Continue Reading

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

Radcliffe Gardens, SM5

31 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name John Radcliffe (1650 – November 1, 1714) was the preeminent physician of his day whose expertise was sought…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: Carshalton, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, Mary II, medicine, Oxford, Oxford University, Queen Anne, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Tories, Sutton, William III

Lysons Walk, SW15

29 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Daniel Lysons (April 28, 1762 – 1834) who was known by the nickname Stumpity Stump was curate of…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: Oxford, Oxford University, Putney, St Mary Hall, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after writers, streets with a Gloucestershire connection, Wandsworth, West Putney

Lyford Road, SW18

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name William Lyford (1598 – October 3, 1653), was a nonconformist clergyman said to be of “great modesty and…

Loading

Continue Reading

Filed under: All Fathing manor, Calvinist, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, Quakers, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common, witchcraft

Post navigation

Page 1 of 3
1 2 3 Next →

Contact Us

  • Email
    tony@londonstreetguide.com

X

Facebook

Join Our Newsletter

Sign up to receive timely, useful information in your inbox.


Powered by GoDaddy

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Streets
  • Latest Facts
  • FAQ
  • Acknowledgements
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Streets
  • Latest Facts
  • FAQ
  • Acknowledgements
Copyright Londonstreetguide.com © 2018 — Mins WordPress theme by GoDaddy