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Parsonage Green in is Harnham, Parsonage Mead is in Wilton and Parsonage Close is in Stratford-sub-Castle. These are to the South, West and North of Salisbury respectively. The word ‘parson’ itself seems to have the same root as ‘person’. The Online Etymological Dictionary suggests it may be an abbreviation for ‘persona ecclesiae‘, meaning a ‘person . . . → Read More: Parsonage Green, Harnham, Parsonage Mead, Wilton and Parsonage Close, Stratford Portland Bill Portland Avenue is possibly named after Portland in Dorset. It’s in Harnham, adjacent to the A354 (the Coombe Road) which leads from Salisbury down to Dorset. ‘Portland’ as a name does seem slightly obscure though. Portland is fairly well known, but why not the even better known Weymouth, or Corfe, or . . . → Read More: Portland Avenue, Harnham There are two derivations that I can see for the name of Radcliffe Road, although neither may be correct. As discussed in the entry for Romer Road, the theme for the road names on this estate could be: military figures who have been awarded the Order of the Bath, or people with some connection with . . . → Read More: Radcliffe Road, Salisbury I am very unsure about the derivation of the name ‘Romer Road’, but I think that it’s reasonably likely that it is named after Sir Robert Romer. Sir Robert Romer was made Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1901 1. This is a link with the other roads on this estate: Wavell . . . → Read More: Romer Road SP2 The Saxons were a group of people who originated in what is now Germany. Some of the Saxons seem to have settled in Southern England from the 5th century onwards 1 (who gave their name to England). I’m uncertain about all of the terms used to describe the inhabitants of the British Isles between (and . . . → Read More: Saxon Road SP2 This is named, in common with most of the roads on this Harnham estate, after an English county. With the exception of Wiltshire Road, the other counties follow the South and South Eastern coastline: Sussex Road, Kent Road, Essex Square, Suffolk Road and Norfolk Road. The word ‘Suffolk’ itself derives from Southern folk, as opposed . . . → Read More: Suffolk Road SP2 The word Sussex derives from ‘Saxons of the South’. Swallowmead like several or the other road names on the Riding’s Mead estate, is an invented word made by joining the name of a bird with the name of a geographical feature. Swallow There are many species of swallow, some of which are migratory and some of which are not 1. According to the RSPB, . . . → Read More: Swallowmead SP2 This was probably named after the Swan Inn which stood next to the river in Ayleswade Road, in Harnham 1 FootnotesBBC – Wiltshire – In Pictures – Historic Salisbury photos [↩] Swiftdown, like several or the other road names on the Riding’s Mead estate, is an invented word made by joining the name of a bird with the name of a geographical feature. The swift is a migratory bird which stays in England from April to August, then spends the winter in Africa. 1 The word . . . → Read More: Swiftdown SP2 |
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