Place Name Developed at the same time as Shipka Road, this is a reference to the Russo-Turkish War 1877 –…
Place Name Commemorating the Battle of Shipka Pass seems an unusual choice for a London street name, to say the…
Place Name Compton and Shawford is a civil parish in the City of Winchester, Hampshire. The name Compton comes from…
Place Name Sherfield, often referred to as Sherfield-on-Loddon, is a village in north Hampshire. The name originates from the Old…
Place Name Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (November 9, 1880 – February 8, 1960) was an architect best known for his…
Place Name Ringwood, is an historic market town in Hampshire, close to the New Forest. The name itself has been…
Place Name The great landowners would often name the streets laid out on their London estates after places associated with…
Place Name Directional. This was the main road to Roehampton, connecting it with Barnes and Mortlake to the north and…
Place Name Martin Joseph Routh (September 18, 1755 – December 22, 1854) was a classical scholar, devout churchman and President…
Place Name Originally called Red Lion Street, it later became part of York Road before adopting its current name. The…