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Tag: social housing

New Close, SW19

20 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name As you may expect, this is actually much older than the name would suggest. It has been a…

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Filed under: Cricket Green, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, New Close Estate, social history, social housing

South Road, SW19

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Place Name This unimaginatively named road was once part of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was…

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Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

North Road, SW19

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Place Name The unimaginatively named northern road of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was called in…

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Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

Burstow Road, SW20

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Place Name Takes its name from a small district in Surrey which was once a detached possession of the manor…

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Filed under: Dennis Park Crescent, Merton, social housing, street names with a Surrey connection, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

Dennis Park Crescent, SW20

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Place Name Joseph Bowen was the Borough Surveyor at Wimbledon Council  who over saw the development of the Council’s Housing…

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Filed under: Dennis Park Crescent, Merton, social housing, streets named after children, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

Yorkshire Road, CR4

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Place Name Yorkshire, England’s largest historic county, is divided into three ridings (from a Viking word meaning third) – North,…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Westmorland Way, CR4

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Place Name Westmorland is an historic county in northwest England, famous for its landscapes, including parts of the Lake District.…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Sussex Road, CR4

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Place Name Sussex, a historic county on England’s south coast, has prehistoric roots. It was a significant Anglo-Saxon kingdom, founded…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Southampton Gardens, CR4

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Place Name Southampton, on England’s south coast, boasts a rich maritime history, going back to Roman times as a port…

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Filed under: Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham and Morden, Pollards Hill, Pollards Hill Estate, post-war, social housing

Shropshire Close, CR4

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Place Name Shropshire, bordering Wales, is England’s largest landlocked traditional county. The Romans established a fortress at Wroxeter, once the…

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

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