By admin, on December 8th, 2009% The name ‘Melemonger Street’ is no longer used. What was Melemonger Street is now ‘Greencroft Street’.
The road is on the eastern edge of the city centre.
I was puzzled by the meaning of ‘Melemonger’ for some time. ‘Monger’ is fairly clear – it means dealer or seller, as in the current words fishmonger . . . → Read More: Melemonger Street, Salisbury
By admin, on September 21st, 2009% Mill Road is in central Salisbury. It runs along the northern side of Queen Elizabeth Gardens.
I think it’s named in reference to the ‘original’ Fisherton Mill.
I believe that the name ‘Fisherton Mill’ has been applied to two different buildings – the current Fisherton Mill, just off of Fisherton Street, and the ‘old’ Fisherton . . . → Read More: Mill Road, Salisbury
By admin, on August 14th, 2009%
Mizmaze Hill is a name that is no longer much used. As far as I’m aware it has never been used as the name of a road, but it was the name of the hill at the Salisbury end of Bishopdown, where roads such as Ridgeway Road, Wordsworth Road and Moberly Road are now.
The . . . → Read More: Mizmaze Hill, Salisbury
By admin, on May 24th, 2009% Nuggs, Salisbury
This name is no longer used, and I’m not sure exactly where in Salisbury the road or area was, but ‘A History of the County of Wiltshire says that, as with Rollestone
another group of houses nearby, probably built or owned by the Nug or le Nugghe family, had become known as . . . → Read More: Nuggeston, Salisbury
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