One of a group of rural sounding streetnames that make up a 1970s development in Laverstock.
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According to Wikipedia 1, In some cities in the United States (most notably in Manhattan, New York City), there is a convention that “avenues” run in a north-south direction, while “streets” run in an east-west direction, or vice versa. Both of the roads known as just ‘The Avenue’ in Salisbury run broadly . . . → Read More: The Avenue Salisbury SP1 
Vanessa Avenue is in Laverstock, on the ‘Pebbledash Estate’ which also includes Napier Crescent and Linden Close. The pebble-dashed estate is one of a couple of estates in Salisbury (the other being Fugglestone Red) where the road names seem to have no theme or connection with each other at all – or at least none . . . → Read More: Vanessa Avenue, Laverstock Named after the nearby white bridge that carries the Laverstock Road over the River Bourne. ‘William’ seems to derive from the German words ‘vila’ and ‘helma’ meaning ‘will’ in the sense of resolve and helmet respectively. I don’t know which William this would be named after. Named presumably for the willow trees next to the nearby River Bourne |
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