By admin, on October 9th, 2010% Kingfisher Close is on the Ridings Mead estate in east Harnham. Most of the roads in Ridings Mead are named after birds, and Kingfisher Close follows that theme.
The bird
Kingfishers have always seemed to me to be a magical bird – they seem to belong to another country, fitting in better with birds of . . . → Read More: Kingfisher Close, Salisbury
By admin, on July 24th, 2010% Lime Kiln Way is at the Britford end of Harnham – close to the Ridings Mead estate, but I think perhaps part of a later development. Lime Kiln Way is close to the Ridings Mead estate in Harnham. I think it’s part of a later development than Ridings Mead itself.
A lime kiln is an . . . → Read More: Lime Kiln Way, Salisbury
By admin, on June 18th, 2010% Linnetsdene is to the south of Salisbury, on what I think is called the Ridings Mead estate.
The roads on the estate are mainly named after birds. Typically with the name of the bird being joined to a word which is typically part of a road name. So other roads on the estate are . . . → Read More: Linnetsdene, Salisbury
By admin, on January 14th, 2010% Martins Close is on the Bishops Mead estate, to the south of Salisbury.
Other roads with the word ‘Martin’ in their name are references to Saint Martin, and in particular to Saint Martin’s Church. Saint Martin’s Church is to the south east of Salisbury city centre. The associated roads are St Martins Church Street and . . . → Read More: Martins Close, Salisbury
By admin, on April 12th, 2009%
A thatched owl in Harnham, Salisbury
Owlswood is on the Bishops Mead estate to the south of Salisbury.
The owls are, of course, particularly distinctive birds of prey. There are 200 species of owl, scattered through most of the world. 1
In today’s Anglo-American culture, I think it’s fair to say that the owl now . . . → Read More: Owlswood, Salisbury
By admin, on July 2nd, 2008% 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
By admin, on June 30th, 2008% 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
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