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Tag: streets named after battle sites

Sistova Road, SW12

13 November 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Developed at the same time as Shipka Road, this is a reference to the Russo-Turkish War 1877 –…

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Filed under: Balham, Battersea, Russo-Turkish War, streets named after a Russian connection, streets named after a Turkish connection, streets named after battle sites, streets named with a Bulgarian connection, town, Wandsworth

Shipka Road, SW12

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Place Name Commemorating the Battle of Shipka Pass seems an unusual choice for a London street name, to say the…

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Filed under: Balham, Battersea, Russo-Turkish War, streets named after a Russian connection, streets named after a Turkish connection, streets named after battle sites, streets named with a Bulgarian connection, Wandsworth

Balaclava Road, SE1

12 November 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Commemorating one of the most famous and romanticised battles in British history, the Battle of Balaclava, which took…

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Filed under: Bermondsey, South Bermondsey, Southwark, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Alma Place, NW10

9 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block Tsarist…

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Filed under: Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensal Green, Kensal Rise, Kensington and Chelsea, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after rivers, victorian

Alma Street, E15

8 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This road was still being laid out when it was being surveyed for the Ordnance Survey in 1867.…

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Filed under: Maryland, Newham, Stratford, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, West Ham

Alma Road, N10

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Place Name Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block…

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Filed under: Barnet, Friern Barnet, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Alma Grove, SE1

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Place Name Originally Alma Road. Named the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey…

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Filed under: South Bermondsey, Southwark, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Trafalgar Terrace, HA1

13 September 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This comes off of Nelson Terrace and is part of a trio of streets, the third being Wellington…

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Filed under: Harrow, Harrow on the Hill, Horatio Nelson, Napoleonic Wars, Royal Navy, Streets named after a Spanish connection, streets named after battle sites

Cabul Road, SW11

16 November 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name An alternative spelling for the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, which was used for this street name following the…

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Filed under: Afghan War, Afghanistan, Battersea, Clapham Junction, Falconbrook, streets named after battle sites, streets named after Empire, Wandsworth

Alma Row, HA3

10 November 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, fought on September 20, 1854 when the allied expeditionary force…

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Filed under: Harrow, Harrow Weald, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War

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