Road, Street, Lane Names.

I like the way Cheltenham has curved roads called 'circus'.

Scribbles

^Is this Electric Parade part of George Lane in South Woodford by any chance? It looks very like my, very distant, memories of the place.^

No, Magenta8, it's Seven Kings Road, Ilford.

Thanks for the info Scribbles. Not far away then. I wonder if it was designed by the same architect.

I suspect it was, Magenta8 . Much of that metropolitan Essex area was developed in a fairly short timescale, roughly 1900 to 1930 so the same architect may well have been used in both places.

Come to think of it, Seven Kings Road is a pretty interesting street name. The whole area is known as Seven Kings and local historians all seem to have their own theories about how it originated, many of them fairly unlikely-sounding. Most likely, the nane evolved from Saxon times and it was Svenke's Ing, ie: Svenke's settlement.

Just remembered, there's a French town called Condom

Gogo84

Just remembered, there's a French town called Condom

Perhaps that’s why they get called French letters 😂

We have a tickle belly alley in Kent !

I like Letsby Avenue in Sheffield where there is a police building.

AWWWW! Both so beautiful!

Dear Love Gate, Spalding.

Heart in Hand Road, Herne Bay.

Long Lover Lane, Halifax.

HA HA HA!

There is a Washing Pound Lane near me in Bristol, it has a small stream beside it, so presumably there is an historical laundry connection. There's also a road called Cheers Drive, which is a very Bristolian way of thanking the bus driver when you get off the bus.

There is an area outside of Bristol called Tiddlywink, who know what the origins of that is!

Scribbles

I suspect it was, Magenta8 . Much of that metropolitan Essex area was developed in a fairly short timescale, roughly 1900 to 1930 so the same architect may well have been used in both places.

Come to think of it, Seven Kings Road is a pretty interesting street name. The whole area is known as Seven Kings and local historians all seem to have their own theories about how it originated, many of them fairly unlikely-sounding. Most likely, the nane evolved from Saxon times and it was Svenke's Ing, ie: Svenke's settlement.

I met DH in Seven Kings.

Honeypot Lane Brentwood!

Copied from elsewhere.

20. Sandy Balls, New Forest


19. Shitterton, Dorset


18. Slag Lane, Merseyside


17. Wetwang, Yorkshire


16. Twatt, Orkney


15. North Piddle, Worcestershire


14. Penistone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire


13. Ladygate Lane, Ruislip


12. Fine Bush Lane, Ruislip


11. Fingringhoe, Essex


10. Hornyold Road, Worcestershire


9. Jackass Lane, Kent


8. Fanny Hands Lane, Lincolnshire


7. Crotch Crescent, Oxford


6. Cocks, Cornwall


5. Back Passage, City of London


4. Butt Hill Road, South Yorkshire


3. Fanny Avenue, Derbyshire


2. The Knob, Northamptonshire


1. Bell End, Worcestershire

Hellsbelles

Copied from elsewhere.

20. Sandy Balls, New Forest


19. Shitterton, Dorset


18. Slag Lane, Merseyside


17. Wetwang, Yorkshire


16. Twatt, Orkney


15. North Piddle, Worcestershire


14. Penistone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire


13. Ladygate Lane, Ruislip


12. Fine Bush Lane, Ruislip


11. Fingringhoe, Essex


10. Hornyold Road, Worcestershire


9. Jackass Lane, Kent


8. Fanny Hands Lane, Lincolnshire


7. Crotch Crescent, Oxford


6. Cocks, Cornwall


5. Back Passage, City of London


4. Butt Hill Road, South Yorkshire


3. Fanny Avenue, Derbyshire


2. The Knob, Northamptonshire


1. Bell End, Worcestershire

The road markings on the way to Fingringhoe say "F'inghoe"

My lovely Great Aunt lived in Longdogs Lane in Ottery St. Mary. I longed to live there with her as a child. I imagined it being overrun with dachshunds.

There is a Pocket Handkerchief Lane not far from us and also Sheffield has a suburb called Halfway. When I was little I used to wonder why it said Halfway on the front of the bus, why did it only go halfway and where it would go if it went all the way?

We have a retail park near us which has a Costkea Way - with a Costco on one side and Ikea on the other. My daughter once remarked that wasn't it a coincidence for them to build both on that street!

Scribbles

I suspect it was, Magenta8 . Much of that metropolitan Essex area was developed in a fairly short timescale, roughly 1900 to 1930 so the same architect may well have been used in both places.

Come to think of it, Seven Kings Road is a pretty interesting street name. The whole area is known as Seven Kings and local historians all seem to have their own theories about how it originated, many of them fairly unlikely-sounding. Most likely, the nane evolved from Saxon times and it was Svenke's Ing, ie: Svenke's settlement.

Nearby Gants Hill is an interesting name. I once heard that it was originally Giants Hill but I don't know if it is true.

I always liked the name Valentines Park (also in North Essex). A place for lovers to stroll hand in hand perhaps.

My sister used to live in Middle Wallop in Hampshire

I thought Gants Hill was named for the medieval Le Gant family. I could be wrong.
Valentines Park was far from romantic when I lived nearby. There was a lot of flirting at the Lido though!

This is in Norfolk!

Snowbell

This is in Norfolk!

Cue for a song, Snowbell 😃

We live on a ‘Lane’ which sounds idyllic and countrified but is actually a bus route and a busy road in the London suburbs.

I live in a quiet road named after an angel.

There is a town called Bell End