By admin, 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 admin, on January 27th, 2011%
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
By admin, on September 2nd, 2010% 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
By admin, on June 7th, 2009% 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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