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Tag: Wandsworth Common

Frewin Road, SW18

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Place Name Accepted Frewen (1588 – March 28, 1664), was president of Magdalen College from 1626 and Archbishop of York…

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Filed under: All Fathing manor, cluster, Earlsfield, Magdalen College, misspelt, Oxford University, streets named after Oxford graduates, Wandsworth and Merton, Wandsworth Common

Fieldview, SW18

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Place Name A literal description, as this street looks over The Spencer Club playing fields founded in 1872, although this…

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Filed under: field name, Magdalen College, Oxford University, Wandsworth, Wandsworth and Merton, Wandsworth Common

Ellerton Road, SW18

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Place Name Edward Ellerton (1770 – 1851) was a former a master of Magdalen College, Oxford University, and was later…

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Filed under: Church of England, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after Oxford graduates, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Dawnay Road, SW18

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Place Name Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald Davis Dawnay (1842 -April 23, 1919) served as mayor of Wandsworth no fewer than 11…

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Filed under: Earlsfield, named after councillor/council employee, Openview Estate, social history, social housing, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Burntwood Lane, SW17

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Place Name Early maps show that Burntwood Lane predated Burntwood Grange which stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for…

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Filed under: streets named after trees, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Burntwood Close, SW17

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Place Name Laid out on the grounds of Burntwood Grange which stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for nearly…

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Filed under: streets named after houses, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Burntwood Grange Road, SW17

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Place Name Burntwood Grange stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for nearly a century. It was built in 1832…

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Filed under: Earlsfield, streets named after houses, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

Bridgford Street, SW18

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Place Name Takes its name from Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, now known as West Bridgford. Originally a small agricultural village, its…

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Filed under: Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxford University, streets named after a Nottinghamshire connection, Tooting, Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common

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