St Thomas Way SP1
St Thomas is one of the roads on the Bishopdown Farm estate which has been named in honour of a …Read the Rest
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St Thomas’s Square SP1
St Thomas’s Square is named after Thomas A Becket. It is next to the Church of Church of Saint Thomas …Read the Rest
St Ursulas Close SP1
This is one of the roads on the Bishopdown Farm estate which has been named in honour of a saint. …Read the Rest
Salisbury Road SP2, Sarum Close SP2
I’m not sure I entirely understand all of the internet literature on the derivation of the name of Salisbury itself, …Read the Rest
Salt Lane SP1
This could be a reference to the salt trade generally, or to the Salters Company one of the ‘Twelve Great …Read the Rest
Sandringham Court SP2
Sandringham Court is probably named after the Queen’s country house in Norfolk. Sandringham House has been owned by the royal …Read the Rest
Sarum Close SP2
See the entry for Salisbury Road SP2.
Saxon Road SP2
The Saxons were a group of people who originated in what is now Germany. Some of the Saxons seem to …Read the Rest
Scamells Lane SP2, Scamells Road SP2
Walter Scammel was Bishop of Salisbury from 1284 to 1287.
School Lane SP1
The name School Lane refers to what was Saint Probus school, which closed in, I think, the 1990s.
Scots Lane SP1
According to ‘A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 6′[1] Scots Lane probably takes its name from John Scocche …Read the Rest
Seagrim Road SP2
Seagrim Road was perhaps named after William Seagrim, or his family, who endowed Wilton Free School with £25 in 1840. …Read the Rest