Salisbury and Stonehenge
Blog URL http://salisburyandstonehenge.net/
Located Salisbury, Wiltshire United Kingdom
Tags salisbury, stonehenge, roadnames, streetnames, odonyms, derivation, history, local
Salisburyandstonehenge.net is a blog about the history and culture of Salisbury and Stonehenge, with an initial focus on the derivations of road names in the area
Latest Blog Posts
- Methuen Drive, Salisbury on Nov 21, 2009 in streetnames milford military salisbury schools
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.
- Meyrick Avenue, Salisbury on Nov 14, 2009 in streetnames salisbury unknown
Meyrick Avenue is to the south of Salisbury. It runs between Bouverie Avenue and the Blandford Road. I’ve not been able to find any possible derivations for the name of Meyrick Avenue. Bouverie Avenue’s name is a reference to the Pleydell...
- Middle Street, Harnham on Nov 7, 2009 in streetnames harnham
Middle Street is in Harnham, to the south of Salisbury. It has Upper Street and Lower Street at either end. If you need accommodation in Salisbury, have a look at my Hotels in Salisbury page.
- Middleton Road, Salisbury on Oct 24, 2009 in streetnames history salisbury scientists surnames
Middleton Road is on the northern side of Salisbury, close to Saint Paul’s Church. Middleton Road is by no means in the ‘middle of town’. At the time it was built, ‘by the 1890s’ (1), it would have been on Salisbury̵...
- Other towns’ road names on Oct 20, 2009 in meta
I’ve started to compile a list of other websites, pages and articles which discuss or derive the names of roads or places. The list is here. All of them are interesting, but my favorite other sites so far are: A History of Birmingham Places an...
- Milford Hill, Salisbury on Oct 16, 2009 in streetnames milford salisbury
Milford Hill is on the eastern side of Salisbury. I think it’s fair to say that ‘Milford Hill’ denotes both the hill itself and a specific road. The road called Milford Hill runs eastwards from Milford Street, in the centre of Sali...
- Milford Hollow, Milford on Oct 11, 2009 in streetnames milford salisbury
Milford Hill is on the eastern side of Salisbury. I think it’s fair to say that ‘Milford Hill’ denotes both the hill itself and a specific road. The road called Milford Hill runs eastwards from Milford Street, in the centre of Sali...
