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Heronswood is on the Ridings Mead estate in Harnham, to the south of Salisbury. In common with other roads on the estate, the name is a ‘portmanteau’ word. It’s constructed by joining the name of a bird to the name of a geographical feature. Other local examples are Owlswood, Ravenscroft and Swallowmead. The Heron There . . . → Read More: Heronswood, Harnham This is another portmanteau word, made by joining one word with another, like ‘Thistlebarrow’ in the same area, and also like the bird-based road names in Ridings Mead. The road would probably have been built and named before the TV series ‘The Bill’ began in 1984 1. The Bill is based around Sun Hill station. . . . → Read More: Sunnyhill Road SP1 Swallowmead like several or the other road names on the Riding’s Mead estate, is an invented word made by joining the name of a bird with the name of a geographical feature. Swallow There are many species of swallow, some of which are migratory and some of which are not 1. According to the RSPB, . . . → Read More: Swallowmead SP2 Swiftdown, like several or the other road names on the Riding’s Mead estate, is an invented word made by joining the name of a bird with the name of a geographical feature. The swift is a migratory bird which stays in England from April to August, then spends the winter in Africa. 1 The word . . . → Read More: Swiftdown SP2 The word ‘thistlebarrow’ seems to have been created for this road by joining the two component words. This is similar to ‘sunnyhill’ in the same area. 
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 |
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