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Poplar tree There are two obvious meanings of the word ‘Poplar’ in this context. the Poplar tree – from the Salicaeae family Poplar in the East End of London There many streets in the Salisbury area named after both trees (Sycamore Drive, Syringa Court, The Beeches) and parts of London (Westminster Road, West End . . . → Read More: Poplar Way, Salisbury Portland Bill Portland Avenue is possibly named after Portland in Dorset. It’s in Harnham, adjacent to the A354 (the Coombe Road) which leads from Salisbury down to Dorset. ‘Portland’ as a name does seem slightly obscure though. Portland is fairly well known, but why not the even better known Weymouth, or Corfe, or . . . → Read More: Portland Avenue, Harnham The name Potters Way could be derived from the fact that pottery was made in Laverstock and Milford. The Wiltshire Community History page on Laverstock says that: Pottery kilns have been found to have operated from the 13th century Wiltshire Community History – Laverstock Primrose Road is on the Northern outskirts of Salisbury. Primrose Hill is on the Eastern edge of Wilton. They are both on the same side of the Devizes Road hill, but probably a couple of miles apart. The Postcode plants database lists the primrose as a ‘native flora recorded’ in SP2 The Postcode Plants Database . . . → Read More: Primrose Road, Salisbury and Primrose Hill, Wilton Priory Close, in Wilton, is probably named after Saint John’s Priory. The Hospital of St John the Baptist existed as long ago as 1195, and the chapel remains as St John the Baptist Priory Chapel 1 FootnotesWiltshire County Council – Wiltshire Community History Get Church Information [↩] I’m not sure why Prospect Place is so called. The word Prospect makes me think of pubs, but I suspect this is just because there is a famous pub in London called ‘The Prospect of Whitby’1 – I don’t think it’s a typical pub name, and I’ve not found any references to pubs in Salisbury . . . → Read More: Prospect Place, Salisbury George Pullman, from Wikipedia I believe that the name of Pullman drive is a reference to the Pullman railway carriage, because it is close to the railway. I haven’t been able to find any specific Salisbury connection with the word or name ‘Pullman’, but I have found roads named ‘Pullman’ in other parts of . . . → Read More: Pullman Drive, Salisbury Queen Alexandra Road, Alexandra Close and Alexandra Drive in Salisbury are all named after ‘Her Majesty Queen Alexandra’, who was the wife of Edward VII, and mother of King George V. I think this makes her the Great Grandmother of our current Queen Elizabeth. Queen Alexandra lived from 1844 to 1925. Image . . . → Read More: Queen Alexandra Road, Alexandra Close and Alexandra Drive, Salisbury The name of the Queen Manor Road is derived from the medieval Queen Manor Lodge, which was to the East of Laverstock.1. FootnotesWiltshire County Council – Wiltshire and Swindon Sites and Monument Record Information [↩] Queen Mary was the wife of George V. She was born Victoria Teck in 1867 in Kensington Palace (in the same room that Queen Victoria was born in), and was known as Victoria Mary until she became Queen.1 She was engaged to Queen Victoria’s eldest grandson, the Duke of Clarence, until he died suddenly in . . . → Read More: Queen Mary Road, Salisbury |
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