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Tag: Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Bempton Drive, HA4

30 June 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Takes its name from the East Yorkshire village, located about four miles north of Bridlington along the Holderness…

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Posted in: Hillingdon Filed under: roads named after towns, Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Garden Close, HA4

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Place Name Quite literal. This is a secluded private development of five four storey flats which enclose a garden. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, King's College, King's estate, Manor, Ruislip Manor, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Field End, HA4

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. A clever name since it is both a reference to the fact that here the streets…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Hillingdon, Ruislip, South Ruislip, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Diamond Road, HA4

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Place Name Takes its name from Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrated on June 22, 1897 to mark the 60th anniversary…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, Queen Victoria, Ruislip, South Ruislip, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Victoria Park estate

Crossway, HA4

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Place Name At ground level it would be difficult to tell how this name came about, but take a bird’s…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, post-war, Ruislip, South Ruislip, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Civic Way, HA4

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Place Name Laid out over former agricultural fields this is an awkward bit of land that was sandwiched between the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, rubbish tip, Ruislip, South Ruislip, street names connected with transport, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Edward’s Avenue, HA4

29 May 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out over agricultural land belonging to Hundred Acres Farm, which was originally part of the much larger…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: apostrophe, Hillingdon, Manor of Harrow Rectory, One Hundred Acres Farm, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council, South Ruislip, Uxbridge and South Ruislip

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