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Tag: South Wimbledon

Lacock Close, SW19

31 May 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Lacock Abbey, in Wiltshire, was founded in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery for Augustinian…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Augustinian, cluster, Dissolution of the monasteries, Merton, South Wimbledon, streets named after abbeys, streets named after religious houses, streets with a Wiltshire connection, Wandle, Wimbldeon

All Saints Road, SW19

6 April 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally called Hubert Road, after Hugh or Hubert de Burgh. All Saints, South Wimbledon, was formed in 1892,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Merton, name change, South Wimbledon, street named after a church, Wandle, Wimbledon

Bewley Street, SW19

28 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name As with many of the streets in South Wimbledon this is named after a former religious house, due…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cistercian, cluster, Merton, South Wimbledon, streets named after abbeys, streets named after religious houses, Wandle, Wimbledon
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