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Tag: streets named after women

Nunhead Green, SE15

27 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

Nunhead Crescent, SE15

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Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

Gunnersbury Gardens, W3

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Place Name Laid out over the grounds of Gunnersbury Lodge gardens. The name Gunnersbury has its roots in an old…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Acton, Ealing, Ealing Common, Middle English, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Gunnersbury Mews, W4

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Place Name This was originally access to a works. The name Gunnersbury has its roots in an old Scandinavian name.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chiswick Gunnersbury, Hounslow, Middle English, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Gunnersbury Drive, W5

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Place Name Originally part of Gunnersbury Avenue, it was renamed when the North Circular was created. Gunnersbury has its roots…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Ealing, Ealing Common, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Gunnersbury Lane, W3

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Place Name The main route leading from Acton to Gunnersbury. Gunnersbury has its roots in an old Scandinavian name. It…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Ealing, Middle English, South Acton, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

Gunnersbury Avenue, W3

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Place Name Part of the North Circular. Gunnersbury Avenue has its roots in an old Scandinavian name. It is believed to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chiswick Gunnersbury, Ealing, Gunnersbury, Hounslow, Middle English, streets named after women, streets with a Scandinavian connection, women

St Helen’s Place, EC3A

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Place Name The adjacent St Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate is all that remains of the former priory that stood nearby. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: City of London, Dissolution of the monasteries, Lime Street, religion, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after religious houses, streets named after women, women

Davies Mews, W1K

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Place Name Originally Back Brook Street, it became Davies Mews sometime before 1792. Mary Davies (also spelt Davis) (January 1665…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Grosvenor Estate, streets named after people who were insane, streets named after women, West End, Westminster, women

Davies Street, W1K

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Place Name Mary Davies (also spelt Davis) (January 1665 – 1730) was only-child of Alexander Davies, the great-nephew of Hugh…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Grosvenor Estate, streets named after people who were insane, streets named after women, West End, Westminster, women

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