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Tag: streets named after rivers

Isis Street, SW18

18 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name As with neighbouring streets this street was laid out over land owned and developed by Magdalen College, Oxford…

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Filed under: Earlsfield, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, River Thames, streets named after rivers, Wandsworth, Wandsworth and Merton, Wandsworth Common

Wandle Side, SM6

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Place Name Quite literal. Named after the River Wandle that flows nearby, rising near Croydon and flowing into the Thames…

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Filed under: river, River Wandle, streets named after rivers, Sutton, Wallington, Wallington North, Wandle

Beck Way, BR3

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Place Name This road was developed over the huge Eden Park in the early 20thCentury. Its name is a reference…

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Filed under: Beckenham, Bromley, Kelsey and Eden Park, Old English, Old Norse, River Beck, streets named after rivers

Beck Lane, BR3

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Place Name Once a quiet country lane that meandered along fields, it began to be developed between the wars. Its…

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Filed under: Beckenham, Bromley, Clock House, Old English, Old Norse, river, River Beck, River Ravensbourne, streets named after rivers

Beam Avenue, RM10

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Place Name A reference to the nearby River Beam, which is a continuation of the River Rom flowing through the…

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Filed under: Barking and Dagenham, Beam, Medieval, River Beam, streets named after rivers

Alma Place, NW10

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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

Ravensbourne Park Crescent, SE6

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Place Name Ravensbourne Park Gardens, were originally a private green for the occupiers of Ravensbourne Park Estate which began to be…

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Filed under: Catford, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, Rushey Green, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Park, SE6

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Place Name Ravensbourne Park Gardens, were originally a private green for the occupiers of Ravensbourne Park Estate which began to be…

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Filed under: Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, Rushey Green, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Place, SE13

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Brockley, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

Ravensbourne Road, SE6

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Place Name A reference to the nearby river which was first recorded as Randesbourne in 1360. How the river got…

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Filed under: Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Lewisham, river, River Ravensbourne, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after rivers

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