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Battersea Church Road, SW11

3 December 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name A church has stood in Battersea since as early as AD800. Indeed the church lasted throughout the Middle…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Battersea, St Mary's Park, street named after a church, Surrey, Wandsworth

Battersea Rise, SW11

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. Today’s name was featured in 1718 referencing a local field which was first mentioned as le…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Agricultural, Battersea, field name, Lavender, Surrey, Wandsworth

Battersea High Street, SW11

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Place Name Originally plain High Street. The name Battersea was first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon charters of AD693 as Badrices…

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Battersea Park Road, SW11

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Place Name Originally called Battersea Road, the western section of this thoroughfare was at one time called Lower Wandsworth Road…

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Battersea Bridge Road, SW11

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Place Name First mentioned in Anglo-Saxon charters of AD693 as Badrices īeg or Badrices ege or even Batrices ege (according…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Battersea, Battersea Park, streets named after buildings, Surrey, Wandsworth
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