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Lime Kiln Way is at the Britford end of Harnham – close to the Ridings Mead estate, but I think perhaps part of a later development. Lime Kiln Way is close to the Ridings Mead estate in Harnham. I think it’s part of a later development than Ridings Mead itself. A lime kiln is an oven for converting . . . → Read More: Lime Kiln Way, Salisbury Linnetsdene is to the south of Salisbury, on what I think is called the Ridings Mead estate. The roads on the estate are mainly named after birds. Typically with the name of the bird being joined to a word which is typically part of a road name. So other roads on the estate are Ravenscroft and . . . → Read More: Linnetsdene, Salisbury I visited the Ordnance Survey for a talk on their Open Space mapping tool last week. This is my first attempt at creating a map annotated with what I think are the derivations of the road names. It’s for a fairly small area of East Harnham. It would be great to create one for the whole of . . . → Read More: Annotated map of East Harnham Middle Street is in Harnham, to the south of Salisbury. It has Upper Street and Lower Street at either end. If you need accommodation in Salisbury, have a look at my Hotels in . . . → Read More: Middle Street, Harnham John Milton Milton Road is in the south of Salisbury, close to the Bournemouth Road. I’m not sure whether the area might be considered to be in Harnham or in Britford – perhaps it’s neither. Milton Road, Salisbury is named after John Milton I think that Burford Road, which is in the same area, is named after the . . . → Read More: Milton Road, Salisbury Munks Close is in Harnham, which is a village to the south of Salisbury. I’m afraid I don’t know why it is called Munks Close – it could perhaps be named after someone called Munk. If you have a better idea, please leave a comment.
Visiting Salisbury? Netherhampton Road is to the south of Salisbury, running between Harnham and Netherhampton itself. The word ‘Netherhampton’ is derived from two Old English ‘neotherra‘, meaning lower and ‘hamtun‘ meaning settlement 1. I have also read 2 that the ‘ham‘ means a ‘bend in the river’, but I’m not not sure this fits the geography. There’s an interesting account . . . → Read More: Netherhampton Road, Salisbury The New Harnham Road is in Harnham, to the south of Salisbury. The New Harnham Road joins runs from the junction of the Bournmouth Road (the A338) and the Coombe Road (the A354) to the older ‘Harnham Road’. It is also known as the A3094.
Planning a short break in Salisbury? Norfolk Road is in Harnham, a village on the southern side of Salisbury. Norfolk Road is on an estate which features all of the counties on the coastline from Norfolk itself, through Suffolk, Essex, Kent and Sussex. The word ‘Norfolk’ is derived from ‘Northern people’ 1 or, I guess, ‘Northern Folk’ – Suffolk being ‘Southern Folk’. There is . . . → Read More: Norfolk Road, Harnham Old Meadows Walk is in Harnham, to the south of Salisbury. ‘Old Meadows’ is probably a reference to the ‘water meadows’ between Salisbury and Harnham. The Water Meadows are the fields which are either side of ‘Town Path’ – the path which runs from Elizabeth Gardens to the Old Mill at Harnham. The meadows are ‘part of a Site . . . → Read More: Old Meadows Walk, Harnham |
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