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Tag: river

The Causeway, SW18

1 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Stanford’s map of 1864 clearly shows how marshy and wet the Wandle Delta used to be. North of…

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Filed under: industry, river, River Wandle, Wandle, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Town

Riverside Close, SM6

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Place Name Few street names can be quite as literal as this one with a rare double meaning. In road…

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Filed under: river, River Wandle, Sutton, Wallington North, Wandle

Wandle Side, SM6

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Place Name Quite literal. Named after the River Wandle that flows nearby, rising near Croydon and flowing into the Thames…

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Filed under: river, River Wandle, streets named after rivers, Sutton, Wallington, Wallington North, Wandle

Vellum Drive, SM5

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Place Name Industrial heritage. A mill is said to have stood on the spot from 1782, when George Ansell, a…

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Filed under: Carshalton, industry, river, River Wandle, Sutton, tobacco, Wallington North, Wandle

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

Ravensbourne Park Crescent, SE6

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Place Name Ravensbourne Park Gardens, were originally a private green for the occupiers of Ravensbourne Park Estate which began to be…

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Filed under: Catford, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, Rushey Green, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Park, SE6

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Place Name Ravensbourne Park Gardens, were originally a private green for the occupiers of Ravensbourne Park Estate which began to be…

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Filed under: Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, Rushey Green, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Place, SE13

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Brockley, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Road, SE6

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Avenue, BR2

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Bromley, river, River Ravensbourne, Shortlands and Park Langley, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

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