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Wordsworth Road SP1

Also named after a Bishop of Salisbury – the founder of Bishop Wordsworth’s School, which is, perhaps surprisingly, still a grammar school. This road meets two others named after former bishops – Ridgeway and Moberly.

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By mattypenny – June 14, 2008

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  1. salisburyandstonehenge.net » Blog Archive » Ridgeway Road SP1 linked to this post on November 17, 2008

    [...] persuasively still, perhaps, are the names of the surrounding roads – Moberly, Donaldson and Wordsworth were all Bishops of [...]

  2. Nelson Road, Salisbury - Salisbury and Stonehenge linked to this post on June 27, 2009

    [...] attractive when you have a quick look at a map – Hamilton Road is close to Ridgeway Road, Wordsworth Road, Donaldson Road and Moberly Road, which are all named after [...]

  3. Moberly Road, Salisbury – Salisbury and Stonehenge linked to this post on August 1, 2009

    [...] Wordsworth Road after Bishop John Wordsworth (1885-1911) [...]



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