Place Name Thought to be a reference to Castello di Vincigliata, an Italian medieval castle on a rocky hill to…
Place Name Early maps show that Burntwood Lane predated Burntwood Grange which stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for…
Place Name Originally called Obligation Road, meaning a road which was obliged to stay open for public use and maintained…
Place Name Laid out on the grounds of Burntwood Grange which stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for nearly…
Place Name Burntwood Grange stood between Wandsworth Common and Garratt Lane for nearly a century. It was built in 1832…
Place Name Thought to be a reference to either the Broadwater family, feudal tenants of Tooting Manor, or (more likely)…
Place Name Commemorates the telegraph signal station which was set up here by the Admiralty in 1796 to convey messages…
Place Name Takes its name from Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, now known as West Bridgford. Originally a small agricultural village, its…
Place Name Breamore, is a village in the west of Hampshire, which is particularly noted for its 10thCentury church, St.…
Place Name Bowling has been popular in Putney since the early 17thCentury, the green that was laid here in 1636…