By mattypenny, on November 8th, 2011%
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
By mattypenny, on June 6th, 2011%
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
By mattypenny, on May 21st, 2011%
Hedley Davis Court is close to Lower Road in Bemerton, which is to the west of Salisbury.
I’m afraid that this is the second road in a row where I can say nothing about the name. I’ve not been able to find any reference to Hedley Davis anywhere.
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By mattypenny, on May 17th, 2010% 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.html Both Lower Folly and Lower Street have corresponding ‘Upper’ versions of their names. The ‘Folly’ . . . → Read More: Lower Roads in Salisbury, Quidhampton and Britford and Lower Folly Wilton
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