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There have been two paths known as ‘Green Lane’ in the Salisbury area. One links Bishopdown to to the Portway, running through Ford. The Bishopdown Green Lane is covered in the previous post. The other Green Lane is a track that on the hill between Odstock and Salisbury. To be honest, I’m . . . → Read More: Green Lane, Odstock 
There have been two paths known as ‘Green Lane’ in the Salisbury area. One is the track on the hill between Odstock and Salisbury, near the Hospital. I’ll cover that in the next post. Green Lane Close and Green Lane are to the north of Salisbury. Green Lane runs from Bishopdown, near the London Road . . . → Read More: Green Lane, Salisbury 
Greens Court is off from St Ann Street, in the centre of Salisbury. I would guess that ‘Greens’ refers to a previous or current owner of the land. It should perhaps be spelt Green’s Court. However I’m afraid I don’t know who Mr or Mrs or Ms Green was. The name rings no bells at . . . → Read More: Greens Court, Salisbury 
Greenwood Avenue is in Laverstock, on the ‘pebble-dashed’ estate. The estate is to the right as you come into Laverstock from Salisbury. I grew up on the pebble-dashed estate, so it’s particularly frustrating that I don’t know why any of the roads have the names that they do. ‘Greenwood’ could be a surname. Alternatively it . . . → Read More: Greenwood Avenue, Laverstock 
Greyfriars Close is in the centre of Salisbury, between the Cathedral Close and Churchill Gardens1. It’s called Greyfriars Close in reference to the monks that lived in that area from 1229 until their land and property was seized by Henry VIII2 There are three roads named after specific groups of monks in this area of . . . → Read More: Greyfriars Close, Salisbury 
Greyhound Lane is in the centre of Wilton. It’s probably named after the Greyhound pub which is close by, in the Market Place. In times gone by, when many people couldn’t read, pubs were often named after things that could be visually depicted in a distinctive way – for example ‘Cross Keys’, ‘Red . . . → Read More: Greyhound Lane, Wilton 
Griffins Court is the small passageway off from Fisherton Street. The origin of the name is clear. The Victoria County History says that there were two timber yards in Fisherton Street in 1842. One belonged to Walter Morrice, then a Mr Futcher: The other timber yard was occupied by John and James Griffin and was . . . → Read More: Griffins Court, Salisbury 
Grovely View is in Wilton, close to South Street. Grovely Woods Grovely View is named after Grovely Wood which is nearby. Grovely Woods cover an area of several square miles. According to the ‘Historic Landscapes’ website: The underlying geology is chalk but the woodlands are found on the clay with flints which lies above the . . . → Read More: Grovely View, Wilton 
Guilder Lane is in the centre of Salisbury – it’s the road that runs between Milford Hill and Winchester Street, just inside the ring road. I had assumed Guilder Lane’s name was a reference to the Guilds that played a big part in Salisbury’s life up until the 20th Century. However, the Victoria . . . → Read More: Guilder Lane, Salisbury 
For the past three or four years, I’ve been trying to work out the reason for each of Salisbury’s road names. I’ve just finished writing up all the roads which begin with the letter ‘H’ – I’m going in reverse alphabetic order, for reasons that are lost in the mists of time. It’s taken almost . . . → Read More: H is for…. |
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