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Tag: Southwark

Almond Close, SE15

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Place Name Developed in 1964 and named after an almond tree. Developers and councils would often use local landmarks or…

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Filed under: Peckham, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

Evelina Road, SE15

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Place Name Thought to be a reference to the novel Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the…

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Filed under: literature, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after literary figures, streets named after women

Evan Cook Close, SE15

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Place Name Evan Cook (1865 – September 24, 1947) was born into a working class family in Greenwich but by…

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Filed under: named after councillor/council employee, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Peckham, Southwark, streets named after businesses

Nunhead Passage, SE15

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Place Name Used to run from Rye Lane all the way to Nunhead Green. Legend has it that the area…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Southwark, streets named after women

Nunhead Lane, SE15

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Place Name The main road leading from Dulwich to Nunhead. Legend has it that the area was named after a…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after women

Nunhead Grove, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Nunhead Green, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

Nunhead Crescent, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

Milo Road, SE22

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Place Name Thought to be named after Milo of Croton a 6thCentury BC superstar wrestler, who was six-time Olympic victor and enjoyed…

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Filed under: Dulwich, Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, Greece, Greek myth, Olympics, Southwark, streets named after sports connections

Tabard Street, SE1

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Place name Formerly Kent Street or, as it would have been known to Geoffrey Chaucer author of the Canterbury Tales…

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Filed under: Chaucer, Geoffrey Chaucer, literature, Southwark, streets named after pubs

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