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I don’t know the derivation of the name of Roberts Road. It could be the name of the original landowner or developer. A prominent Salisbury citizen by the name of Roberts was Dr John Roberts. He built ‘Little Ben’ – the clock tower by Fisherton Bridge – in memory of his wife. It’s built on . . . → Read More: Roberts Road SP2 Rogers Close is in Quidhampton. This could be named after the landowner or developer of the time when the Close was developed. Bishop Roger Alternatively it may be that the name of the close is a tribute to ‘Roger of Salisbury’ who was Bishop from 1102 to 1139.1 Roger of Salisbury seems to have . . . → Read More: Rogers Close SP2 Rolfes Court was named after the Rolfe family who were merchants and landowners. They also gave their name to Rolfe’s Chequer 1. FootnotesWiltshire County Council – Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information [↩] According to ‘A History of the County of Wiltshire’ 1 FootnotesSalisbury: St Edmund’s parish’, A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 6 (1962), pp. 83-85. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41786&strquery=rollestone. Date accessed: 22 October 2008., Rollestone Street is said to have derived its name from Rolf, who built a group of houses in this area. There . . . → Read More: Rollestone Street SP1 Roman Road is to the North of Salisbury – it connects Devizes Road to the Wilton Road. I think it is part, or possibly a continuation, of The Portway, which is the Roman road which connected Dorchester to London. I have drawn what I’m guessing is the old route of the Roman Road on . . . → Read More: Roman Road SP2 |
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