Origins of some Local Street Names
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Road/Street
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Origin
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Downs Road
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Built in the early 20th century. Originally called Fanfare Road to mark the accession of King Edward V111. Changed to Downs Road in 1912
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Drive Road
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From the word 'Driftway', meaning farm track, leading to Tollers Farm
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Ellis Road
Ellis Close
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Named after F.H.B. Ellis, chairman of Coulsdon & Purley Urban District Council
He extensively photographed the area creating a remarkable record of its 20th century development
He also built the Sundial in St John's churchyard
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Fairdene Road
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Farthing Downs was at one time called Fairdene Downs. Road so named because it runs next to the Downs
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Forge Avenue
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Village Blacksmith worked nearby until the 1930s
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Fox Lane
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Named after the Fox Public House
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The Glade
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After the woodland glade through which the road was built on in the 1930s
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Goodenough Way
Goodenough Close
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See Admirals Walk
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Hartley Down
Hartley Hill
Hartley Old Road
Hartley Way
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Site of Hartley Farm. Hartley House stood on the site, now occupied by Coulsdon Manor, before demolition by Squire Byron in 1850. New Hartley Farmhouse built between Hartley Down, and Hartley Hill. It was a dairy farm until 1921. Now a private house
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Inwood Avenue
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After the wood through which The Glade runs. In 1805 it was called Linne Wood
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Kerrill Avenue
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After the Kerrill family who owned the land in 1783. Lacey Green was once known as Kerrill's Green because it was on their land
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Lacey Avenue
Lacey Drive
Lacey Green
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After the landowner Henry Lacey in 1296, a famous family from Lassy in Normandy. The Lacie family, (1333 spelling), were joint tenants of Placehouse Farm, with the Salmon family. In 1548 the whole area was called Lacyland. The 'e' was added in the 20th century
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Marlpit Lane
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Pits dug for Marl, a calcareous clay, added as a fertiliser to the poor chalk soil of the district
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