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Newington Butts, SE1

November 14, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Newington is the almost obsolete name for the Elephant and Castle area, it comes from the Old English…

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Filed under: North Walworth, Old English, Southwark, sport, streets named after sports connections, Tudor

Olympic Park Avenue, E20

September 2, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named in reference to the London 2012 Olympics Games. East Village was built on the site of the…

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Filed under: London 2012, Newham, Olympic Park Ward, Olympics, sport, Stratford

Beechcroft Road, SW14

June 19, 2021 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Samuel Beachcroft (note the spelling) (July 27, 1801 – November 10, 1861) was the architect for the rebuilding and…

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Filed under: black history, cemetery, education, first, immigration, mayor, mental health, music, religion, sport

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