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Both of the 'streets' where I have lived have been named after the fields they were built in Recently a new housing estate has been built in our village and one of the streets was named after a young local woman who died a few years ago Do you know how your street got its name? Maybe one of your ancestors had a street named after them

There's a book for my area which has about 700 explanation for certain roads. Wil have to get it one day.

Dee - having read about the history of my village (which you know lol) - most of the streets seem to be named after 'significant' individuals or influencial families from it's past .................

My Street was built during the Boer War; and duly named after a battle fought there.

I don't live in a street or a road I'm just a name! Off subject slightly Dee, The House On Lonely Street --- Lyn Andrews Great read

Mine is named after a Welsh artist

I really cannot image how my street name came about - 'Medina' - and we are stuck in as typical an english village as you will find - one pub, 2 churches and bog all else!!! I understand the street was started in the mid 1930's. so unless the architect was Moroccan or Tunisian, I can only imagine he liked the word!! Jacqui

I do! The street I live on now is named after the area it's in the same way the park is. My childhood street was called Mount Pleasant which is the name of the plot of land the cottages at the one ends. The road's real name is Old Parish Lane because it ran to the parish church but the counsil mucked it up and put the sign in the wrong place so it ended up in New parish lane. Thus New Parish Lane became Old Parish Lane and Old Parish Lane adopted the name of the land it served. Incidently the town is called Hengoed and is in Cefn Hengoed, but Cefn Hengoed is in Hengoed. Work that one out - and I can show you proff on maps that the town has switched names with it's neighbour.

Lunar - many moons ago I used to play hockey against the girls grammar school in Hengoed!!! (dirty players they were - lol lol lol) Jacqui

Our road, and the surrounding ones, are named after other Somerset small towns and villages. Very unfortunate that we live in the road named after the one that produces a famous cheese (in Somerset nobody laughs but everyone beyond finds it hilarious!). Mandy :)

Mine could be self explanatory High Avenue xxhugxx

A little off the immediate subject but ............. We have a 'village' magazine every couple of months or so - and they started to include a little history of the village including photographs. The last one had a fantastic photo of where my Mum and Dad's road meets the mainroad ......... No idea how old it is, but there is a horse & carriage in it - and the pub shown still stands. It's fantastic to see how it used to look :O))

My road was named after a Lord, as are the other two main streets in Langley Vale - something to do with the horse racing fraternity on Epsom Downs I think. Sue xx

Jacqui - the grammer school moved down the road to Ystrad Mynach and became Lewis Girls' in the 70's I think, I accutally went there! The school still plays hockey as well as netball and tennis. They are well known for being very good at the games. The school chior has even travelled the world, recorded a record and there ia even a book all about the schools hustory. Not bad given it stared in one room with half a dozen pupils and is now teaching over 1100 girls.

Dee, The neighbourhood I live in has all the roads named after things that are part of George Washingtons history.. E.G Presidential Dr Nellie Custis (the mule that George W came up with as I didnt know it was he who made/invented/came up with... Not sure what must have been on his mind to mate a donkey and a horse!!) Debs x

It's fascinating to find out why certain streets got their names isn't it? Thanks Mike for that book suggestion, I have added it to my wish list on a certain well known web site. If it is as good as the others you have recommended it will be well worth reading Dee ;-))

Our house is in a close of 52 houses built on an old school site and named after the school. In turn, the school was named after a man born in a nearby village, who invented a steel process. He has lots of places named after him, including the road where our dairy used to be and a road near where my husband works. Our local town history society has produced 3 booklets with all the roads, alleys, footpaths etc past and present in it. I found that the road near the school where I work, now called Bedford Street used to be called Foundry Street as it had a foundry in it. Not very imaginative. Even better, the back way through town was known as Back Street, but after an outbreak of plague it was known as Dead Street. nell

Lunar - dew, it was the 60's when I played them!!!! lol lol lol It had a good reputation then and no doubt well deserved, however, I still have a dent in my shins from their centre forward!!!! (it wasnt your mother was it??) Jacqui

I expect the first street I lived in was named after some local bigwig I've never heard of, but the flats I lived in were named after the philanthropist who built them in 1915. Next street I lived in was named after an aristocratic family. Next one was named after the area where it was situated. Next one was named after a Royal residence. Next one still bore the name it was given when it formed the drive leading to the local manor house, built in Queen Anne's reign. This one is named after a place (probably fictitious) mentioned in a very famous poem. CB >|<