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Montgomery Gardens are in the western part of Salisbury, leading off from Christie Miller Road. I don’t know why the road is named Montgomery Gardens, but there are two strong possibilities: it’s a reference to the Earldom of Montgomery, a title held by the Herbert family of Wilton House it’s a tribute to the ware . . . → Read More: Montgomery Gardens, Salisbury Munks Close is in Harnham, which is a village or suburb to the south of Salisbury. I’m afraid I don’t know why it is called Munks Close – it could perhaps be named after someone called Munk. If you have a better idea, please leave a comment. Visiting Salisbury? For accommodation, see . . . → Read More: Munks Close, Harnham Mutton Bridge is, as far as I know, a name that is no longer used. Mutton Bridge was close to the Southampton Road, to the South East of Salisbury. I’m not sure whether it was a bridge over the River Bourne or the River Avon, since the Bourne joins the Avon in this area. . . . → Read More: Mutton Bridge, Milford Myrrfield Road is on the Bishopdown Farm estate, on the north east side of Salisbury. Myrrfield is the name of the meadow in which Salisbury Cathedral was built. It is sometime spelt Merry-field, as in a poem by a Doctor Walter Pope in 1713: One day as the prelate on his down bed Recruiting his . . . → Read More: Myrrfield Road, Salisbury Recent posts – Nelson, Nadder, Myrrfield and Monty This is another more general post. I finished my Nelson Road page, which is largely about Nelson and Lady Hamilton. I’m more than a little uneasy about this because there are ‘more important’ things to note about Nelson, but I decided that, in the context of . . . → Read More: Some more general stuff There is a Nadder Terrace in Churchfields, to the west of Salisbury, and another in Wilton which is a small town about three miles from Salisbury city centre. Nadder Lane is in Quidhampton, close to where the Nadder meets the Wylye. All three roads are named after the River Nadder, which starts near Shaftesbury then . . . → Read More: Nadder Terrace, Salisbury, Nadder Terrace, Wilton and Nadder Lane, Quidhampton Napier Crescent is in Laverstock, which is a village a mile to the west of Salisbury city centre. It’s on an estate built by a developer called Ford, or perhaps Fforde, in about 1964. It’s often referred to as ‘the pebbledash estate’. I have no idea why it’s called Napier Crescent. This is particularly irritating . . . → Read More: Napier Crescent, Laverstock Neal Close is on the Bishopdown Farm estate, in the north east outskirts of the city of Salisbury. I’m afraid I don’t know the reason why it’s called Neal Close. There are a number of roads in the area which are, I think, surnames but I can’t see any link between them. The name ‘Neal’ . . . → Read More: Neal Close, Salisbury |
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