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Tag: 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

Atkinson Close, SW20

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Place Name This street, laid out in 2014, is on the site of the former Atkinson Morley Hospital. The hospital…

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Filed under: Copse Hill, former hospital site, Merton, street named 2014, streets named after buildings, streets named after philanthropists, Village, West Wimbledon, Wimbledon

Almer Road, SW19

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Place Name Takes its name from the Dorset village of Almer which is part of the Charborough estate, owned by…

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Filed under: Drax family, Merton, Old English, Old Park estate, streets with a Dorset connection, Village, Wimbledon

Alan Road, SW19

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Place Name Alan was a family name of the Peaches, owners of Belvedere House, which stood near here from the…

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Filed under: Merton, streets from 1905, Village, Wimbledon

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