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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 
India Avenue runs between Devizes Road and St Gregorys Avenue. I think of the group of roads in this area as the ‘Empire roads’. Roman Road is so-called because it is a road built by the Romans. ‘Centurion Close’ was clearly named in reference to Roman Road. Then, my feeling is that the group . . . → Read More: India Avenue, Salisbury Ladysmith Road is a small cul-de-sac off from Roman Road, to the north west of Salisbury. It’s probably named in reference to the siege of Ladysmith during the Boer War. Image from Amazon I thought it possible that Ladysmith Road is named after somebody with the surname ‘Ladysmith’, but it turns out that . . . → Read More: Ladysmith Road, Salisbury New Zealand Avenue is to the north west of Salisbury, between the Devizes Road and the Wilton Road. It is one of a group of roads in the area which are named after Commonwealth countries – the others being India Avenue, Canadian Avenue and Australian Avenue. My feeling has always been that the naming of . . . → Read More: New Zealand Avenue, Salisbury |
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