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Lovett Gardens is named after Neville Lovett who was Bishop of Salisbury from 1936 until 1949. Most of the roads in this area of Bishopdown are named, appropriately enough, after Bishops of Salisbury Ernest Neville Lovett was born in 1869. He was ordained in 1892 and served in various parishes across the South of England.1 In 1912, while . . . → Read More: Lovett Green, Salisbury There are four road names which begin with the word ‘Lower’, two of which are actually called ‘Lower Road’. The five are: Lower Folly in Wilton Lower Road in Britford Lower Road between Bemerton and Quidhampton Lower Street in Harnham.htmlBoth Lower Folly and Lower Street have corresponding ‘Upper’ versions of their names. The ‘Folly’ probably refers to the building in . . . → Read More: Lower Roads in Salisbury, Quidhampton and Britford and Lower Folly Wilton Hello! If you’ve arrived at this site looking for the Salisbury election candidates ‘Questions and Answers’ posts, then they are at the following links: John Glen, Conservative candidate The purpose of this particular post is slightly artificial – it’s just here to ensure that none of the candidates appear on the front . . . → Read More: Welcome to Salisburyandstonehenge.net Lumley Close is on the ‘Fugglestone Red’ estate, just off of Devizes Road, to the north of Salisbury. The name of the roads on the estate seem to have been “re-cycled” from another development in Swindon. The roads on Fugglestone Red include: Angler Road Of these, the Middleleaze area on the west . . . → Read More: Lumley Close, Salisbury Macklin Road is to the north of Salisbury, close to the Devizes Road. Macklin Road is probably named after Sir James Macklin who was Mayor of Salisbury six times (1), including during the First World War. He was born in 1864. He was knighted in 1920 and was made a freeman of the City in 1921. He died . . . → Read More: Macklin Road, Salisbury Mallard Close is in Harnham, just off from Lower Street The origin of the name is fairly clear – it’s named after the species of duck. This is entirely appropriate given that Mallard Close is very close to the River Avon. The Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos The mallard is the familiar British wild duck. The male has a bright . . . → Read More: Mallard Close, Harnham Malthouse Lane is in the centre of Salisbury, just off from Fisherton Street it’s the road that run up beside the old C&A building to the City Hall and the Playhouse. The snap below shows Malthouse Lane leading out onto Fisherton Street. In the foreground is the Old C & A building, now occupied by Snips, Mortimer’s . . . → Read More: Malthouse Lane, Salisbury Manning Close is on the Bishopdown Farm estate, to the north of Salisbury. I don’t know who Manning Close is named after. It’s one of a number of roads in the area which are a bit of . . . → Read More: Manning Close, Salisbury Manor Farm Road is in Milford, which is the slightly nebulous area to the east of Salisbury. It runs along the eastern edge of Milford Hill, from Laverstock Road to the bottom of Milford Hollow. I don’t know whether Manor Farm still exists or what the extent of it was, but I would expect that it was . . . → Read More: Manor Farm Road, Milford Manor Road runs along the top of Milford Hill, from Kelsey Hill to Wain-a-Long Road. I’m not sure why it was called Manor Road. It could be a reference to the ‘manor of Milford’, which is how the Milford area was referred to in older documents and maps. It might be derived from the building that was known . . . → Read More: Manor Road, Salisbury |
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