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Hadrians Close is in Lower Bemerton, which is a village on the western outskirts of Salisbury, most famous for the its association with the poet George Herbert Hadrians Close is, I think, named after the Roman Emperor Hadrian1. If so, then the name would have been chosen in reference to the Roman Road which . . . → Read More: Hadrians Close, Salisbury 
Hamilton Road is close to the centre of Salisbury. It runs from Castle Street to Marlborough Road. It’s parallel with and just inside the ring road. Hamilton Road could have been named after Walter Hamilton – Bishop of Salisburyfrom 1854 to 1869 or Lady Emma Hamilton – most famous as an artists’ model and for . . . → Read More: Hamilton Road, Salisbury 
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Hampton Court is in Quidhampton which is a village two or three miles west of Salisbury, on the edge of the vast Wilton House estate. Hampton Court is a reference to Quidhampton, and a witty allusion to Hampton Court, the royal palace. Etymology of Hampton The word ‘hampton’ has two elements: ham – meaning . . . → Read More: Hampton Court, Quidhampton 
If you’re looking for Harcourt Medical Centre, Salisbury please go to: Harcourt Medical Centre – Salisbury Harcourt Terrace is just off of Mill Road, opposite Queen Elizabeth Gardens. Harcourt Bridge is the bridge that carries Mill Road over the Summerlock stream. Part of Mill Road itself was once known as Harcourt Bridge Road1 William Harcourt . . . → Read More: Harcourt Terrace and Harcourt Bridge Road, Salisbury 
Hare Warren Close is in Wilton. Hare Warren itself is the name of a yew forest on the Race Plain. The ‘Ancient Yew Group’ website says that: Hare Warren is a 300 acre wood in southern Wiltshire and grows along the north side of the chalk escarpment that separates the Nadder and Ebble rivers . . . → Read More: Hare Warren Close, Wilton 
Harnham Road is, slightly unusually1, in the centre of Harnham. Harnham is to the south of Salisbury, England. Meaning of ‘Harnham’ In the words of the writers of the 1952 ‘A History of Harnham’: Placename experts do not find it easy to agree about the origin and the meaning of the name Harnham2 . . . → Read More: Harnham Road, Harnham 
Harnwood Road is in Harnham – the village to the south of Salisbury. The road is a loop which joins the Old Blandford Road at both ends. ‘Harnwood’ is an interesting name. It would seem to be a conflation of ‘Harnham‘ and ‘woods’. I don’t know whether it’s a modern coinage or not. . . . → Read More: Harnwood Road, Harnham 
Salisbury’s Harper Road is off from the Devizes Road, between Roman Road and India Avenue. I’m not sure who Harper Road is named after, but it could be Sir George Montague Harper. Sir George Harper Sir George Harper was a soldier who fought in both the South African War1 and the First World War. . . . → Read More: Harper Road, Salisbury 
Hartington Road is off from the Devizes Road, which leads out of Salisbury in a north or or perhaps north west direction. I’m not sure why it’s called Hartington Road. Somewhat frustratingly, I think I found a reference to somebody called Hartington owning property in the Mill Road area fairly recently, but I can’t quite . . . → Read More: Hartington Road, Salisbury |
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