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Tag: streets named after Whigs

Derby Road, SW19

2 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

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

Larpent Avenue, SW15

23 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out in two stages in 1903 and 1906, this street recalls the Larpent family who were prominent…

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Filed under: politics, Putney, slavery, streets named after Whigs, Wandsworth, West Putney

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

Lord Holland Lane, SW9

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Place Name Baronial name of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (November 21, 1773 – October 22, 1840), who was…

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Filed under: Lambeth, Myatt's Fields, slavery, streets named after Whigs, Vauxhall

Foxley Square, SW9

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Place Name Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, and 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley (November 21, 1773 – October 22,…

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Filed under: Camberwell, Lambeth, slavery, streets named after Whigs

Duncannon Street, WC2N

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Place Name Laid out as part of the slum clearance scheme made law under the Strand Improvement Act of 1829,…

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Filed under: Charing Cross, St James's, streets named after Whigs, Westminster

Ponsonby Place, SW1P

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Place Name John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (August 31, 1781 – May 16, 1847), known as Viscount Duncannon…

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Filed under: Pimlico, streets named after Whigs, Vincent Square, Westminster

Ponsonby Terrace, SW1P

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Place Name John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (August 31, 1781 – May 16, 1847), known as Viscount Duncannon…

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Filed under: Pimlico, streets named after Whigs, Vincent Square, Westminster

Bessborough Place, SW1V

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Place Name John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (August 31, 1781 – May 16, 1847), known as Viscount Duncannon…

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Filed under: Pimlico, Pimlico South, streets named after Whigs, Westminster

Bessborough Street, SW1V

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Place Name John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (August 31, 1781 – May 16, 1847), known as Viscount Duncannon…

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Filed under: Pimlico, streets named after Whigs, Vincent Square, Westminster

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