Hartley Way, Salisbury

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Hartley Way is in the Hampton Park part of Bishopdown Farm, which is the housing estate to the west of the London Road. The London Road itself is north west of salisbury.

I don’t know why it might be called ‘Hartley Way’. There is a cluster of roads on Hampton Park whose road names have . . . → Read More: Hartley Way, Salisbury

Harvard Close, Harnham

Harvard Close - Common Cold Research Unit - Cold Wars

Harvard Close is in Harnham, which is a village on the southern edge of Salisbury.

Harvard Close is part of a small estate called Harvard Heights. The reason for the word ‘Heights’ is fairly clear – it’s at the top of Harnham Hill. The derivation for ‘Harvard’ is more interesting.

The Common Cold Research Unit . . . → Read More: Harvard Close, Harnham

Hastings Court, Salisbury

Hastings Court Salisbury - Bayeux Tapestry

Hastings Court is the ‘apartment building’1 on Devizes Road, near the top of Ashley Road.

Etymology of Hastings

The word ‘Hastings’ is derived from a tribal group based around a family or person called ‘Haesta‘2. They were important enough to be referred to in an 8th century Northumbrian chronicle – this indicates some . . . → Read More: Hastings Court, Salisbury

Hatches Lane, Salisbury

Mumford and Sons record cover, illustrating Mumford, Salisbury

Hatches Lane is on the retail estate close to Southampton Road, south east of Salisbury, an area that was once known as Mumford.

I’m not sure where the name ‘Hatches Lane’ comes from.

It’s possible that there was some sort of ‘hatch’ controlling the flow of water from the river Bourne, which joins the Avon . . . → Read More: Hatches Lane, Salisbury

Hathaway Close, Stratford-sub-Castle

Germaine Greer's book on Anne Hathaway

Hathaway Close is in Stratford-sub-Castle, which is to the north of Salisbury.

Hathaway Close, Shakespeare and Stratford

Hathaway Close is probably named after Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare. Other roads in the area are named in reference to Shakespeare – Verona Road, Shakespeare Road, and Warwick Close1.

I’ve always assumed this is a . . . → Read More: Hathaway Close, Stratford-sub-Castle

Hawks Ridge, Harnham

Hawk

Hawks Ridge is on the Ridings Mead estate in East Harnham, just south of Salisbury.

As for most of the rest of the Ridings Mead development, the name of the road is formed by attaching the name of a bird (in this case a whole category of birds) to a geographical feature. Unlike many . . . → Read More: Hawks Ridge, Harnham

Hawthorn Close, Salisbury

Glastonbury-thorn

Hawthorn Close is off from the Wilton Road, close to the Coach and Horses pub.

I don’t know of any reason why the road is called Hawthorn Close – it doesn’t really fit in with any local theme. Perhaps there are hawthorns in the area.

The Hawthorn

The name ‘Hawthorn’ applies to two different . . . → Read More: Hawthorn Close, Salisbury

Hazel Close, Salisbury

Watership-Down

Hazel Close is on Bemerton Heath, which is to the west of Salisbury city centre.

The name Hazel Close fits in with a theme of other roads in this part of Salisbury: Rowan Close, Pinewood Close and Westwood Road.

Etymology of ‘Hazel’

The word ‘hazel’ is derived from the old Germanic word ‘khasalaz‘1. In Old . . . → Read More: Hazel Close, Salisbury

Heath Road, Salisbury

Ted-Heath

Heath Road is to the north of Salisbury. Its southern end is a junction with Queen Alexandra Road. It runs parallel with the Devizes Road for most of it’s length, before turning to the right to join the Devizes Road opposite Stink Pot Alley.

The road is called Heath Road because of its relation to . . . → Read More: Heath Road, Salisbury

Helena Terrace, Salisbury

Helena BC

Helena Terrace is a small row of houses leading off from College Road, which is one of the roads which runs from Estcourt Road down to Wyndham Park.

I’ve not been able to work out why it’s called Helena Terrace. I guess that it’s named after somebody whose first name is Helena. I’ve therefore tried . . . → Read More: Helena Terrace, Salisbury

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