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Tag: streets named after houses

Atherton Drive, SW19

19 April 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out in 1935 on the site of Atherton Grange (although in a map of 1874 the house…

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Filed under: Merton, streets from 1935, Streets named after a Lancashire connection, streets named after buildings, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Cedar Court, SW19

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Place Name Developed in 1968 this roads was named after a house of the same name that was on the…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named 1968, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Ambleside, SW19

27 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from a former property, one of a number of large country villas that were built…

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Filed under: Cumbria, Southfields, streets named after houses, Wandsworth, Wimbledon Park Estate

Byegrove Road, SW19

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Place Name Takes its name from Byegrove House and Byegrove Cottage, both shown in historical maps. The former was a…

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Filed under: agriculture, Cambridge University, Collier's Wood, Dissolution of the monasteries, Emmanuel College, field name, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after houses

Abbey Parade, SW19

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Place Name A continuation of Merton High Street, the south side of this parade of shops, which originally ran between…

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Filed under: Abbey, Abbey of St Albans, Merton, streets named after houses, streets named after religious houses, Wimbledon

Haven Close, SW19

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Place Name Haven Close was laid out in 1959 on the extensive grounds of Heathlands House. Neal Ransome, in Wimbledon…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Gap Road, SW19

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Place Name Gap Lodge, was a small servant’s house that stood at what is now the junction of Leopold Road…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after houses, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Park House

Chester Road, SW19

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Place Name This road was laid out in 1956 on the grounds that previously belonged to Chester House. How it…

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Filed under: Chester, Merton, Old Park estate, Robert Grosvenor, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Cannizaro Road, SW19

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Place Name Sophia Johnstone (1785 – 1841), the Duchess of Cannizzaro (note the spelling), was a tour de force of…

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Filed under: Georgian, Merton, misspelt, streets named after an Italian connection, streets named after houses, streets named after women, streets with a North American connection, Village, Wimbledon

Belvedere Square, SW19

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Place Name Until 1588, Wimbledon was a farmers’ village, of little importance. That changed when Sir Thomas Cecil, the eldest…

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Filed under: Belvedere Estate Company, Belvedere House, Cecil family, Merton, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

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