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Tag: streets named after Oxford graduates

Haygarth Place, SW19

18 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Henry William Haygarth (1821 – December 31, 1902) was the “kindly, open and sincere” long-serving vicar of Wimbledon,…

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Filed under: Australia, Church of England, Exeter College, Magdalen College, Merton, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after priests, Village, Wimbledon

Derby Road, SW19

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Place name Edward Smith-Stanley (March 29, 1799 – October 23, 1869) was the 14th Earl of Derby. He was known…

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Filed under: Abbey, cluster, Merton, prime ministers, streets named after Christ Church graduates, streets named after Conservatives, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Whigs, Wimbledon

Swinburne Road, SW15

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Place Name Algernon Charles Swinburne (April 5, 1837 – April 10, 1909) was one of the bad boys of poetry…

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Filed under: Balliol College, Dover House Estate, Putney, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after masochists, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after poets, Wandsworth, West Putney

Routh Road, SW18

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Place Name Martin Joseph Routh (September 18, 1755 – December 22, 1854) was a classical scholar, devout churchman and President…

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Filed under: All Fathing manor, Church of England, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford University, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Radcliffe Gardens, SM5

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Place Name John Radcliffe (1650 – November 1, 1714) was the preeminent physician of his day whose expertise was sought…

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Filed under: Carshalton, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, Mary II, medicine, Oxford, Oxford University, Queen Anne, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Tories, Sutton, William III

Lysons Walk, SW15

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Place Name Daniel Lysons (April 28, 1762 – 1834) who was known by the nickname Stumpity Stump was curate of…

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Filed under: Oxford, Oxford University, Putney, St Mary Hall, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after writers, streets with a Gloucestershire connection, Wandsworth, West Putney

Lyford Road, SW18

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Place Name William Lyford (1598 – October 3, 1653), was a nonconformist clergyman said to be of “great modesty and…

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Filed under: All Fathing manor, Calvinist, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, Quakers, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common, witchcraft

Gibbon Walk, SW15

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Place Name Edward Gibbon (May 8, 1737 – January 16, 1794) was an essayist, historian, and politician. His most important…

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Filed under: Putney, streets named after an author, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Tories, streets named after Westminster School connection, streets named after Whigs, streets named with a Cornish connection, Wandsworth, West Putney

Frewin Road, SW18

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Place Name Accepted Frewen (1588 – March 28, 1664), was president of Magdalen College from 1626 and Archbishop of York…

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Filed under: All Fathing manor, cluster, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, misspelt, Oxford University, streets named after Oxford graduates, Wandsworth and Merton, Wandsworth Common

Ellerton Road, SW18

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Place Name Edward Ellerton (1770 – 1851) was a former a master of Magdalen College, Oxford University, and was later…

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Filed under: Church of England, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

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