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Tag: streets named after trees

Almond Close, SE15

28 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Developed in 1964 and named after an almond tree. Developers and councils would often use local landmarks or…

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Filed under: Peckham, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

Osier Way, E10

14 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Refers to the osier beds that were nearby close to the banks of the River Lea. Osiers were…

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Filed under: cluster, Leyton, streets named after plants, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust

East Acton Lane, W3

20 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The name Acton (from the Old English Actun) was first found in documents of the late 12thCentury and means an…

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Filed under: Ealing, East Acton, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

Acton Lane, W3

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Place Name The road leading to Acton Green. The name Acton (from the Old English Actun) was first found in…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Ealing, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

Magnolia Close, E10

6 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A relatively new development built by the Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust between 1995 and 2001 on the…

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Filed under: Leyton, streets named after plants, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust

Chestnut Avenue, E12

5 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out as one of the service roads in the City of London Cemetery and like Poplar Road…

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Filed under: Ilford and Aldersbrook, Newham, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

Beech Gardens, EC2Y

4 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name In 1285 it was referred to as Bechestrete and a few years later as Bechelane in 1333. It is thought…

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Filed under: Barbican, City of London, streets named after trees

Beech Street, EC2Y

27 March 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name In 1285 it was referred to as Bechestrete and a few years later as Bechelane in 1333. It is thought…

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Filed under: Barbican, City of London, streets named after rivers, streets named after trees, unknown

Pear Tree Court, EC1R

15 March 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name First recorded in 1685. This was originally thought to have been named from a local pear tree that…

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Filed under: streets named after pubs, streets named after trees

Beacontree Avenue, E17

22 February 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from what was once the site of Becontree Archery, a 19thCentury archery ground with lodge,…

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Filed under: Charles Dickens, Hale End and Highams Park, Quakers, streets named after sports connections, streets named after trees, Waltham Forest, Wanstead, Wanstead Park

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