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Tag: Oxford University

Langton Grove, HA6

31 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from Elizabeth Langton who gave the freehold of her estate to New College, Oxford, in…

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Filed under: Harrow, Hillingdon, Northwood, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after women

Canning Road, E17

20 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name George Canning (April 11, 1770 – August 8, 1827) was a Tory statesman – whose principle claim to fame…

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Filed under: cluster, Eton, High Street, Oxford University, prime ministers, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Tories, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Canning Place, W8

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Place Name George Canning (April 11, 1770 – August 8, 1827) was a Tory statesman – whose principle claim to fame…

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Filed under: Eton, Kensington and Chelsea, Oxford University, prime ministers, Queen's Gate, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates

Abingdon Close, SW19

9 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Peter of Abingdon, presumably a native of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, was the first Warden of Merton College, Oxford,…

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Filed under: Collier's Wood, Merton, Oxford, Oxford University, Wandle, Wimbledon

Thrale Road, SW16

9 February 2021 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Henry Thrale (1728 – April 4, 1781) was born into a brewing family, his father Ralph Thrale having…

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Filed under: Anchor Brewery, breweries, Furzedown, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, University College, Wandsworth

Gladstone Road, SW19

14 June 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name One of a cluster of roads in Wimbledon that are named after former prime ministers and statesmen of…

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Filed under: Eton, Merton, Oxford University, slavery, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Oxford graduates, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

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