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Tag: St Leonard’s

Estreham Road, SW16

8 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Called Ellison Road when first laid out in the late 19thCentury, it originally ran from Natal Road (then…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Domesday Book, Lambeth, name change, Old English, St Leonard's, Streatham, Streatham St Leonard's, streets named after a Roman connection

Bedford Hill, SW12

19 December 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The land on which this road was laid over was once owned by the dukes of Bedford. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Balham, Duke of Bedford, Heaver estate, Howland, Lambeth, St Leonard's, Streatham, streets with a connection to the East India Company, Wandsworth

Bedford Hill, SW16

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Place Name The land on which this road was laid over was once owned by the dukes of Bedford. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Balham, Duke of Bedford, East India Company, Heaver estate, Howland, Lambeth, St Leonard's, Streatham, Wandsworth

Natal Road, SW16

16 February 2021 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally Potters Lane. The First Boer War ended in 1881, this name was introduced within two years, to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Boer War, Lambeth, name change, St Leonard's, Streatham, Streatham St Leonard's, streets named after a South African connection
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