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Oh that's great, please do spread the word, the more people that know about us the more we can build on it.

And do follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

Tony and Harriet.

Thanks Mosy, I think that's how we found the site while trying to research Dallas Road, which would have been easy if the road was developed in the 1980s with nearby streets called Ewing Way, Bobby Shot Close and JR Alley.

But it's more common than you'd think and I'm assuming it's a surname.

Hello JGD

Sorry didn't share a link as not sure we were allowed.

It's [url]www.londonstreetguide.com

We've still got a very long way to go.

Please do offer any feedback (good or bad) we made a lot of changes after we asked for help about Croydon's streets.

My partner and I are working on a project to uncover the stories of how London's streets got their names. We've been working on it for nearly three years and have published around 2,500 with information on a further 10,000. It's a free website and the idea is that if people know the story of their s...