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Hadrians Close is in Lower Bemerton, which is a village on the western outskirts of Salisbury, most famous for the its association with the poet George Herbert Hadrians Close is, I think, named after the Roman Emperor Hadrian1. If so, then the name would have been chosen in reference to the Roman Road which . . . → Read More: Hadrians Close, Salisbury 
Salisbury’s Harper Road is off from the Devizes Road, between Roman Road and India Avenue. I’m not sure who Harper Road is named after, but it could be Sir George Montague Harper. Sir George Harper Sir George Harper was a soldier who fought in both the South African War1 and the First World War. . . . → Read More: Harper Road, Salisbury 
Hastings Court is the ‘apartment building’1 on Devizes Road, near the top of Ashley Road. Etymology of Hastings The word ‘Hastings’ is derived from a tribal group based around a family or person called ‘Haesta‘2. They were important enough to be referred to in an 8th century Northumbrian chronicle – this indicates some . . . → Read More: Hastings Court, Salisbury Ladysmith Road is a small cul-de-sac off from Roman Road, to the north west of Salisbury. It’s probably named in reference to the siege of Ladysmith during the Boer War. Image from Amazon I thought it possible that Ladysmith Road is named after somebody with the surname ‘Ladysmith’, but it turns out that . . . → Read More: Ladysmith Road, Salisbury Marlborough Road is to the north of Salisbury city centre. It runs from Wyndham Road to the railway line. Is Marlborough Road named in reference to the town of Marlborough? Marlborough is about 25 miles north of Salisbury. The name Marlborough has two possible derivations. The more poetic is that the ‘Marl‘ is a . . . → Read More: Marlborough Road, Salisbury Methuen Drive is on the eastern side of Salisbury. It’s just off from Fowlers Road, which is the road that connects Milford Hill to Fowlers Hill. I would hazard a guess that the name Methuen Drive is a reference to Field-Marshall Lord Methuen. The Field-Marshall was chair of the governing body of the Godolphin School . . . → Read More: Methuen Drive, Salisbury Montgomery Gardens are in the western part of Salisbury, leading off from Christie Miller Road. I don’t know why the road is named Montgomery Gardens, but there are two strong possibilities: it’s a reference to the Earldom of Montgomery, a title held by the Herbert family of Wilton House it’s a tribute to the ware . . . → Read More: Montgomery Gardens, Salisbury Napier Crescent is in Laverstock, which is a village a mile to the west of Salisbury city centre. It’s on an estate built by a developer called Ford, or perhaps Fforde, in about 1964. It’s often referred to as ‘the pebbledash estate’. I have no idea why it’s called Napier Crescent. This is particularly irritating . . . → Read More: Napier Crescent, Laverstock Nelson Road is just north of Salisbury city centre, just inside the ring road. I think that Nelson Road is almost certainly named after Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. The puzzle with the name of Nelson Road is its proximity to Hamilton Road. I don’t know if this is a reference to the relationship between . . . → Read More: Nelson Road, Salisbury 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 |
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