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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 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 Maryland Close is on Bemerton Heath, to the north of Salisbury city centre. (If you’ve arrived here after searching for Salisbury in Maryland in the USA then you might want to go to the City of Salisbury, Maryland website, although you’re more than welcome to have a look around my website on Salisbury, England! ) . . . → Read More: Maryland Close, Salisbury Penruddock Close on the west side of Salisbury is named after the Penruddock family, who were based in Compton Chamberlayne. There is a pub called the ‘Penruddocke Arms’ at Baverstock, which is nearby. The most famous of the Penruddocks is probably John Penruddock. John Penruddock John Penruddock was a royalist colonel in the English Civil . . . → Read More: Penruddock Close, Salisbury Pinewood Close and Pinewood Way both on the Bemerton Heath Estate, which is in north west Salisbury. These are part of a small group of roads which are named after trees – the others being Cedar Close, Hazel Close and Rowan Close. From memory I think that this road would actually be looking down into a valley rather than in the valley itself – I think its on the ridge, next to Devizes Road, between the Avon valley and Bemerton Heath. 
Tournament Road – named after the London Olympics? The first London Olympic games were held in 1948. I think it’s possible that the houses in Tournament Road are from this period, so my guess is that Tournament Road was named in honour of the London Olympics. . . . → Read More: Tournament Road Salisbury |
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