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Tag: Wimbledon

Currie Hill Close, SW19

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Place Name Currie Hill Close was laid out in 1956 on the site of a house called Curriehill, built in…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after a Scottish connection, Village, Wimbledon

Coach House Lane, SW19

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Place Name Unsurprisingly, this was laid out over a former coach house. It was originally the coach house to Atherton…

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Filed under: Merton, street names connected with transport, Village, Wimbledon

Deburgh Road, SW19

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Place Name Hugh or Hubert de Burgh (sometime around  1170 – 1243) took sanctuary in Merton Priory, having incurred the…

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Filed under: Henry III, Merton, Merton Abbey, Wandle, Wimbledon

Clifton Road, SW19

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Place Name Takes its name from the affluent Bristol suburb of Clifton. William Elliott Oliver, a solicitor, inherited a sizeable…

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Filed under: Bristol, Merton, streets named 1880, Village, Wimbledon

Clement Road, SW19

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Place Name Clement Peache (1747 – October 23, 1815) was the great-grandfather of the James Courthope Peache junior – who…

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Filed under: Belvedere Estate Company, Merton, streets named 1905, Village, Wimbledon

Church Road, SW19

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Place Name Originally Wimbledon Lane – this has in fact undergone many name changes in its time. Neil Ransome, in…

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Filed under: Church of England, Merton, name change, street named after a church, Village, Wimbledon

Church Path, SW19

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Place Name Originally a continuation of Church Lane. This is one of the oldest streets in the area, leading to…

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Filed under: Australia, Church of England, Merton, Merton Park, Nelson, street named after a church, Wimbledon

Castle Close, SW19

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Place Name As with Castle Way, Castle Tower/s – later the Castle Towers Hotel – was a substantial villa that…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named 1960, streets named after buildings, Village, Wimbledon

Castle Way, SW19

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Place Name Castle Tower/s – later the Castle Towers Hotel – was a substantial villa that stood, prior to demolition,…

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Filed under: Merton, street named 1959, streets named after buildings, Village, Wimbledon

Balfour Road, SW19

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Place name Arthur James Balfour (July 25, 1848 – March 19, 1930), 1st Earl of Balfour, was a statesman and…

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Filed under: Abbey, cluster, Merton, prime ministers, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after Conservatives, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Trinity College graduates, Wimbledon

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