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Tag: Wimbledon

Camp View, SW19

28 February 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name As with Camp Road this was named from the erroneous 19thCentury notion that Julius Caesar had camped near…

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Filed under: fake history, Merton, streets named after a Roman connection, Village, Wimbledon

Camp Road, SW19

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Place Name Previously Workhouse Lane, the name was changed sometime around the turn of the 19thCentury. Comes from the erroneous…

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Filed under: fake history, gentrification, Merton, name change, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after historical events, Village, Wimbledon

Burns Close, SW19

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Place Name Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) was the famed Scottish poet whose works include Auld…

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Filed under: cluster, Merton, Scotland, streets named after a Scottish connection, streets named after poets, Wandle, Wimbledon

Alexandra Road, SW19

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Place Name The Royal Homes for the Widows and Daughters of Naval and Military Officers, also known as Queen Alexandra’s…

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Filed under: Edward VII, Hillside, Merton, Royal Navy, streets named after royals, Wimbledon

Albert Drive, SW19

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Place Name Originally called Albert Road. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861) was…

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Filed under: Putney, Queen Victoria, royal, streets named after royals, Wandsworth, West Hill, Wimbledon

Bathgate Road, SW19

25 September 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally called New Park Road, to distinguish it from Old Park, it was later renamed sometime in the…

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Filed under: Conservative, Merton, name change, named after councillor/council employee, Scotland, Southfields, Village, Wimbledon

Ashen Grove, SW19

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Place Name Ashen Grove a small woodland of ash trees (hence the name) stood to the west of the 200…

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Filed under: Agricultural, agriculture, Earl Spencer, Merton, Southfields Grid, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park

Abingdon Close, SW19

9 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Peter of Abingdon, presumably a native of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, was the first Warden of Merton College, Oxford,…

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Filed under: Collier's Wood, Merton, Oxford, Oxford University, Wandle, Wimbledon

Gladstone Road, SW19

14 June 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name One of a cluster of roads in Wimbledon that are named after former prime ministers and statesmen of…

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Filed under: Eton, Merton, Oxford University, slavery, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after Oxford graduates, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Town and Dundonald

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