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Tag: Wimbledon

Haygarth Place, SW19

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Place Name Henry William Haygarth (1821 – December 31, 1902) was the “kindly, open and sincere” long-serving vicar of Wimbledon,…

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Filed under: Australia, Church of England, Exeter College, Magdalen College, Merton, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after priests, Village, Wimbledon

Haven Close, SW19

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Place Name Haven Close was laid out in 1959 on the extensive grounds of Heathlands House. Neal Ransome, in Wimbledon…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after houses, Village, Wimbledon

Gap Road, SW19

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Place Name Gap Lodge, was a small servant’s house that stood at what is now the junction of Leopold Road…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after houses, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Park House

Greenoak Way, SW19

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Place Name This late high end development was laid out in 1982, and follows a long tradition by house builders…

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Filed under: Merton, streets named after trees, Village, Wimbledon

South Road, SW19

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Place Name This unimaginatively named road was once part of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was…

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Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

North Road, SW19

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Place Name The unimaginatively named northern road of a small development in New Wimbledon, as this area was called in…

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Filed under: British Land Company, Collier's Wood, Merton, National Freehold Land Society, social housing, Wimbledon

Burstow Road, SW20

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Place Name Takes its name from a small district in Surrey which was once a detached possession of the manor…

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Filed under: Dennis Park Crescent, Merton, social housing, street names with a Surrey connection, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

Dennis Park Crescent, SW20

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Place Name Joseph Bowen was the Borough Surveyor at Wimbledon Council  who over saw the development of the Council’s Housing…

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Filed under: Dennis Park Crescent, Merton, social housing, streets named after children, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

Denmark Road, SW19

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Place Name This road originally continued all the way down to the Worple Road, but once development got under way…

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Filed under: Hillside, Merton, streets named after pubs, Wimbledon

Denmark Avenue, SW19

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Place Name Originally a continuation of Denmark Road, it changed to its present name sometime in the late 19thCentury as…

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Filed under: Hillside, Merton, name change, streets named after pubs, streets with a Danish connection, Wimbledon

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