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St Thomas is one of the roads on the Bishopdown Farm estate which has been named in honour of a saint, or in this case in honour of one of a number of possible Saints. Wikipedia lists 20 Saint Thomases 1 (according to the Spectator2, the plural of Thomas is indeed Thomases – if Boris . . . → Read More: St Thomas Way SP1
Saint Thomas Church sign in Salisbury St Thomas’s Square is named after Thomas A Becket. It is next to the Church of Church of Saint Thomas A Becket, which pre-dates the Cathedral. It was largely rebuilt in the 15th Century, with much help from William Swayne, after whom both Swaynes Close and Swayne Road are . . . → Read More: St Thomas’s Square SP1 This is one of the roads on the Bishopdown Farm estate which has been named in honour of a saint. There are actually two Saint Ursulas – a West Country 4th Century saint, whose historical basis has been lost and an Austrian Polish 19th Century saint who was canonized as recently as 2005. St Ursula’s . . . → Read More: St Ursulas Close SP1
Castle Street, Salisbury I’m not sure I entirely understand all of the internet literature on the derivation of the name of Salisbury itself, but what follows is the best that I can do! The Latin name for Salisbury (or for what is now Old Sarum) was Sorviodunum. The dunum element seems relatively clear – . . . → Read More: Salisbury Road SP2, Sarum Close SP2 This could be a reference to the salt trade generally, or to the Salters Company one of the ‘Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London’1. Three Cuppes Lane, on the same chequer (city block), and the Three Cuppes Inn are named in reference to The Salters Company, whose emblem includes the three cups. . . . → Read More: Salt Lane SP1 Sandringham Court is probably named after the Queen’s country house in Norfolk. Sandringham House has been owned by the royal family since 1862.1 FootnotesThe Royal Residences > Sandringham House > History [↩] The Saxons were a group of people who originated in what is now Germany. Some of the Saxons seem to have settled in Southern England from the 5th century onwards 1 (who gave their name to England). I’m uncertain about all of the terms used to describe the inhabitants of the British Isles between (and . . . → Read More: Saxon Road SP2 Walter Scammel was Bishop of Salisbury from 1284 to 1287. The name School Lane refers to what was Saint Probus school, which closed in, I think, the 1990s. |
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