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Netheravon Close and Netheravon Road are both in the northern part of Salisbury. They are at the southern end of the ridge that runs from Salisbury itself to Old Sarum. Netheravon Etymology The derivation of the word ‘Netheravon’ in itself is fairly clear. ‘Nether’ is derived from the Old English ‘neotherra‘, meaning ‘lower’, as in . . . → Read More: Netheravon Road and Netheravon Close, Salisbury Netherhampton Road is to the south of Salisbury, running between Harnham and Netherhampton itself. The word ‘Netherhampton’ is derived from two Old English ‘neotherra‘, meaning lower and ‘hamtun‘ meaning settlement 1. I have also read 2 that the ‘ham‘ means a ‘bend in the river’, but I’m not not sure this fits the geography. There’s . . . → Read More: Netherhampton Road, Salisbury Odstock Road is the road from Salisbury to Odstock, which is a village to the south of Salisbury. The name Odstock is derived from ‘Oda’s Stock‘, where Oda is a personal name, and stock is something like a farmstead. Planning a short break in Salisbury? For accommodation, see the Salisbury hotels page. . . . → Read More: Odstock Road, Salisbury Both the Old Blandford Road and the ‘new’ Blandford Road go over Harnham Hill, running south away from Salisbury. Both roads are so called, obviously enough, because they lead eventually to the town of Blandford Forum, in Dorset. I don’t know if there is a definitive explanation of the derivation of the name Blandford, but . . . → Read More: Old Blandford Road and Blandford Road, Salisbury
Castle Street, Salisbury I’m not sure I entirely understand all of the internet literature on the derivation of the name of Salisbury itself, but what follows is the best that I can do! The Latin name for Salisbury (or for what is now Old Sarum) was Sorviodunum. The dunum element seems relatively clear – . . . → Read More: Salisbury Road SP2, Sarum Close SP2 Sandringham Court is probably named after the Queen’s country house in Norfolk. Sandringham House has been owned by the royal family since 1862.1 FootnotesThe Royal Residences > Sandringham House > History [↩] Shaftesbury Road is presumably named after the town of Shaftesbury, which is 15 miles or so to the West. Shaftesbury is famous for ‘Gold Hill’ – the very steep, cobbled but picturesque hill that was used in an advert for ‘Hovis’ a few years ago. Shaftesbury is a good place to go for a couple . . . → Read More: Shaftesbury Road SP2 Shropshire Close is named after the county of Shropshire. Salop, Shrewsbury, and presumably Shropshire all seem to be rooted in an old word meaning “Scrub”1. One of the things for which Shropshire is famous is A.E. Houseman’s poem, A Shropshire Lad FootnotesOnline Etymology Dictionary [↩] This is one of a group of roads which are named after counties which are to the West of Salisbury. Stratford is a conflation of the Roman word for ‘street’ and the word ‘ford’. |
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