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Tag: War of the Roses

Edward Road, EN4

7 April 2026 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name King Edward IV, who won the Battle of Barnet. Born on April 28, 1442, in Rouen, Normandy, he…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, Edward IV, New Barnet, streets named after royals, War of the Roses

Edward Grove, EN4

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Place Name Leads off from Edward Road. King Edward IV, who won the Battle of Barnet. Born on April 28,…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, Edward IV, New Barnet, streets named after royals, War of the Roses

Clarence Close, EN4

21 March 2026 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (October 21, 1449 – February 18, 1478), was the much undecided brother of…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, streets named after criminals, streets named after people who have been in prison, War of the Roses

Barons Gate, EN4

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Place Name Generally thought to be a reference to the barons who clashed near here in the Battle of Barnet,…

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Posted in: Barnet Filed under: Barnet, East Barnet, East Barnet ward, War of the Roses

Gaynesford Road, SM5

20 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name The Gaynesfords were an important and powerful Carshalton family around the time of the Wars of the Roses…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Carshalton, Carshalton and Wallington, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, Edward IV, Henry VI, Henry VII, Richard III, streets named after people who have been in prison, Sutton, War of the Roses
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