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Tag: streets named after houses

Castello Avenue, SW15

1 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Thought to be a reference to Castello di Vincigliata, an Italian medieval castle on a rocky hill to…

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Filed under: streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after an Italian connection, streets named after houses, Wandsworth, West Putney

Burntwood Close, SW17

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Place Name Laid out on the grounds of Burntwood Grange which stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for nearly…

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Filed under: streets named after houses, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Burntwood Grange Road, SW17

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Place Name Burntwood Grange stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for nearly a century. It was built in 1832…

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Filed under: Earlsfield, streets named after houses, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Bowling Green Close, SW15

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Place Name Bowling has been popular in Putney since the early 17thCentury, the green that was laid here in 1636…

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Filed under: Crime, Putney, streets named after houses, streets named after sports connections, Wandsworth, West Putney, William Pitt the Younger

Bessborough Road, SW15

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Place Name William Ponsonby (1704 – March 11, 1793) was the 2nd Earl of Bessborough, who in 1761 commissioned Sir…

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Filed under: Roehampton, streets named after houses, streets with an Irish connection, Wandsworth

Arnos Grove, N14

25 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The area takes its name from an estate called Arnos Grove which was built in 1723 by James…

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Filed under: Arnos Grove, Enfield, streets named after buildings, streets named after houses

Grove Park Gardens, W4

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Place name This was laid out in the grounds of a property called Grove Park House. The Grove refers to…

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Filed under: Chiswick Grove, Chiswick Riverside, Duke of Devonshire, Hounslow, Old English, streets named after houses, woods

Grove Park Road, W4

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Place Name Takes its name from Chiswick Grove, which was first mentioned sometime around 1210 as Grava, from the Old…

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Filed under: Chiswick Grove, Chiswick Riverside, Duke of Devonshire, Hounslow, Old English, streets named after houses

Stubbers Lane, RM14

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Place Name Yeoman William (died 1484) and Alice Stubber bought land in North Ockendon that was to form the Stubbers…

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Filed under: Havering, streets named after houses, Upminster

Blendon Drive, DA5

8 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Blendon Hall was one of Bexleyheath’s largest estates built in 1763, that stood near here. The Bladindon family…

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Filed under: Bexley, Blendon and Penhill, streets named after houses

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