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Middleton Road is on the northern side of Salisbury, close to Saint Paul’s Church. Middleton Road is by no means in the ‘middle of town’. At the time it was built, ‘by the 1890s’ (1), it would have been on Salisbury’s outskirts. It could be that ‘Middleton’ is the name of the one of . . . → Read More: Middleton Road, Salisbury 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, . . . → Read More: Milton Road, Salisbury Myrrfield Road is on the Bishopdown Farm estate, on the north east side of Salisbury. Myrrfield is the name of the meadow in which Salisbury Cathedral was built. It is sometime spelt Merry-field, as in a poem by a Doctor Walter Pope in 1713: One day as the prelate on his down bed Recruiting his . . . → Read More: Myrrfield Road, Salisbury Neville Close was named after Robert Neville, who was Bishop of Salisbury from 1427 to 1438 1. Neville Close is on Bishopdown, which is to the north east of Salisbury. Many of the roads in the area are named after other Bishops (2) in reference to the name ‘Bishopdown’. Visiting Salisbury? For . . . → Read More: Neville Close, Salisbury The Old George Mall is Salisbury’s main pedestrian shopping precinct, right in the centre of the City. History of the Old George Inn Old George Mall Salisbury The Old George Mall is named after the Old George Inn, which stood, and, in part, still stands, at the Western end of the Mall, on the Salisbury’s . . . → Read More: Old George Mall, Salisbury
Ramparts in Council Grounds, Salisbury The name of ‘Rampart Road’ is derived from the ramparts (earth fortifications) that were made along the Eastern side of the city. According to the Victoria County History [the rampart] ran from the loop of the Avon at Bugmore 1 northwards to the corner of St. Martin’s Church Street, along . . . → Read More: Rampart Road SP1 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 There’s a Woodbury in Devon – although I can’t see any reason why the road would be name after Woodbury. I’m wondering whether the wards at Newbridge Hosiptal, which was on or near this site (hence the nearby Senior Drive – it was an old people’s hospital) were named after other places and Woodbury was . . . → Read More: Woodbury Gardens SP2 |
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