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Tag: streets named after trees

Aperfield Road, TN16

20 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out over the estate of Apperfield Court, which was broken up and developed at the start of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Biggin Hill, Bromley, Orpington, streets named after trees

Aldersbrook Road, E12

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Place Name Directional, leading to Aldersbrook. This was previously Forest Road, running along the boundary of Wanstead Flats. According to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Middle English, Redbridge, streets named after trees, Wanstead, Wanstead Park

Alders Close, E11

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Place Name A reference to the local area, Aldersbrook, which was named after the trees that grew here. According to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Redbridge, streets named after trees, Wanstead, Wanstead Park

North Acton Road, NW10

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Place Name The road leading to North Acton, it follows the line of a footpath through fields. The name Acton…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Acton, Ealing, North Acton, Old English, streets named after trees

Thorne Close, E11

28 September 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Much redeveloped. This once formed the eastern section of the much longer Langthorne Road, from where it got…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cathall Ward, Leyton, lost streets, name change, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest

Langthorne Road, E11

27 September 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Previously Union Road it was renamed in 1948 although it apparently had many other names Blind Lane; Irish…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Cathall Ward, Leytonstone, name change, streets named after abbeys, streets named after buildings, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest

Magnolia Road, W4

18 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The southern section from Thames Road to Ernest Gardens was originally a path called Dead Donkey Lane which…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chiswick Riverside, Hounslow, name change, streets named after trees

Acacia Grove, SE21

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Place Name Built in 1866. According to Camberwell Place and Street Names and their Origin there may have been a Masonic…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dulwich, Dulwich Wood, Southwark, streets named after trees

Hampstead Grove, NW3

16 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally The Grove. This road takes its name from the small woodland, described in the manorial rolls for…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Camden, Hampstead Town, name change, streets named after trees

Honor Oak Road, SE23

26 February 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional, the road leading from Forest Hill to Honor Oak. There was indeed an oak tree, on One…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Elizabeth I, Forest Hill, Lewisham, streets named after a boundary marker, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

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