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No definitive single source exists as far as I know. My contributions are based on snippets gleaned from various documents and maps at the Wandsworth Heritage Centre; sites such as ancestry.com and newspaperarchives.com; and of course good old google.Here are some suggestions for the derivation of road names to the WEST OF PUTNEY HILL......The field to the west of the Hill (excluding the large estates along the Heath) stretched as far as the line of what is now Larpent Avenue, and was known as PUTNEY PARK FIELD. To the west of this, as far as what is now the line of Huntingfield Rd, was what was known as PUTNEY PARK.ROAD NAMES IN THE FORMER PUTNEY PARK FIELD:The derivation of Parkfields, the first road to be built in the interior of the Field, is self-evident. This road was developed by Henry Scarth, as was the "Arab Boy" pub. Coalecroft, the west-side of which was also developed by Scarth, started out as Vinegar Hill, then became Upper Parkfields, before adopting its current name. I don't know why it was renamed as such, but back in the early 17th C the large field to the east of Putney Hill was known as "Coalecroft".The Park Field mansion house was actually located where Carmalt Gardens now stands. This building eventually became a school, at one point owned by the Reverend Dr William Carmalt, and when the site was later developed as housing, the street was named in his memory.By the time Putney Park Field started to be extensively  developed for housing from the 1850s onwards, the majority of the land was owned by John Temple Leader, who by then was residing in Italy, and, following his death in 1903, by his heir Lord Westbury. This family's ownership probably explains the following road names:Ravenna, Genoa and Castello, possibly referencing Leader's adopted home of Italy and the castle that he resided in near Florence.St John's Avenue, obviously named after the Church, which itself was probably named after JOHN Temple Leader, who was its primary benefactor.Leaders Rd, soon renamed Colinette.Temple Rd, soon renamed Dealtry.Burston, probably named after the Leader family estate of that name in Bucks.St Simon's, obviously named after the church, and built on land donated by the Catholic Lady Westbury. She made this gift in the name of her great-uncle Bishop Amigo, who was keen to keep alive the names of English saints such as St Simon Stock.Enmore. Interesting to note that the village of Enmore in Somerset is just a couple of miles from Bridgwater, where Leader served for a time as MP.Other roads in Putney Park Field:Campion, possibly referencing wealthy brewer Henry Campion, who owned land in this general area back in the early 17th C.Howard's Lane, originally called Worple Way and part of the "Church Path" between Roehampton and "St Mary's". Probably named after market gardener John Howard, who worked and lived in this area. Fairfax Mews off the Upper Richmond Rd, referencing the fact that much of it was built on land owned by the Pettiward family, who had lived at "Fairfax House" in the High St.Pettiward Close off the Upper Richmond Rd, again referencing the Pettiward family, albeit built on land that does not historically appear to have been owned by them.Peartree Court off the Upper Richmond Rd, referencing the fact that back in the 17th C Peartree Shott was the name given to the land between what is now Howard's Lane and Hazlewell....so not strictly located where the Court is.Nursery Close between Ravenna and Gwendolen, named after the nursery gardens that had been located here right up until the 1960s, when they were operated by the Mahood family.North Lodge Close in Westleigh Avenue, named after the house built here by Robert Wilson Black, which was named after his wife's maiden name. This family also donated the funds for what is still called Lady North Memorial Hall in Ravenna.Lower Ashburton Council Estate between Chartfield and Westleigh, referencing the main post-War Ashburton Council Estate along the Heath, though the former estate was actually built on former Leader land (the site of Lady Westbury's "Bungalow Estate"), while the latter was built in the grounds of the mansions along the Heath....chiefly Ashburton, Ripon and Grantham Houses. The original Ashburton House was named after its owner, lawyer John Denning, who later became Lord Ashburton, taking the name of the village that he hailed from in Devon.Many of the roads on Ashburton Estate are named after prizewinners at the National Rifle Association's shooting competitions held on Wimbledon Common between 1860 and 1889 (eg. Lieut. Carslake, Capt. Cortis, Cpl. Hayward, Pte. Innes and Sgt. Tildesley), while the blocks of flats on the Lower Ashburton Estate are named after board members and officials of the Association (eg. the Earls Wharncliffe, Stanhope and Waldegrave). ROAD NAMES IN THE FORMER PUTNEY PARK:Larpent and Luttrell were built on land acquired at a later date by the Leaders. Luttrell was named after the maiden name of Lord Westbury's mother. Larpent is probably named after Francis Seymour Larpent, who once occupied Putney Park House, or after his half-brother Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, who occupied the now demolished Gifford House on the Heath. Malbrook was originally known as Marlborough Rd, and was probably referencing the Duchess of Marlborough, who acquired the Manor of Wimbledon (including Putney) in 1723, and whose descendant Earl Spencer was to later acquire Putney Park. The "-brook" in Malbrook probably references the fact that there used to be an open stream that ran down what is now Larpent and the point where the back gardens of Malbrook and Colinette now meet. This stream is now underground, but can still be heard after a rainy day if one stands (carefully!) above the manhole at the crossroads of Larpent/Chartfield/Solna.Bramcote, Woodthorpe, Woodborough (and its original name Stapleford), and Saxondale (the original name for Briar Walk) were probably named after the villages of these names near Nottingham, which is where Henry Miller Rowe hailed from....the man responsible for much of the development of these roads, after marrying into the family of the heirs of Henry Scarth. The latter had acquired this land from Earl Spencer back in the 1830s/40s.St Margaret's Crescent, obviously named after the Church, which itself was allegedly named as such after a daughter of Seth Taylor of Granard Lodge, who paid for the building's conversion into its current form.Church Walk to the south of St Margaret's was part of the "Church Path" from Roehampton to Putney.Granard Avenue was named after Granard Lodge, which was located where the school of that name is now situated. The Lodge was probably so called because the MacEvoy family who once lived there owned the Granard sugar Plantation in the Virgin Islands, in turn named after the family's original roots in Granard, Ireland.Solna, named after Solna House, a large villa that lay to the east of Granard Lodge, and which was for a time the home of Helena Rubinstein.The Dover House Rd Council Estate was built partly in the grounds of the old Dover House on Putney Heath, at one point the home of banker J P Morgan, but so called because it was for a long time the residence of the Agar/Clifden/Lord Dover family.The passage on the Estate called Footpath reflects the fact that it was once part of the above-mentioned "Church Path".Huntingfield is named after Joshua Vanneck, Lord Huntingfield, who lived in nearby "Roehampton Grove House". This also explains the derivation of Vanneck Square.A number of roads on the Dover House Estate are named after random famous historical Putney residents....Hobbes Walk (after philosopher Thomas Hobbes, employed by the Earls of Devonshire, residents of Roehampton); Lysons Walk (after Daniel Lysons, historian, and also curate of Putney); Henty Walk (after author G A Henty, who lived at 6 Ravenna); Newnes Path (after publisher Sir George Newnes, who lived at Wildcroft Manor on the south-side of the Heath, and who paid for Putney Library to be built); Swinburne Rd (after poet Algernon Swinburne, who resided at "The Pines" No.11 Putney Hill); Gibbon Walk (after historian Edward Gibbon, who grew up at "Lime Grove House" to the east of Putney Hill); Hawkesbury Rd (after Lord Hawkesbury, resident of Dover House at one point, and later PM as Lord Liverpool).The more recent Hutton Mews are named after the family who were the last residents of Putney Park House.

David Johns ● 1897d

A belated reply with suggestions about the derivation of some of the street names in Putney to the west of the High St.Felsham:Originally consisted of Gardeners Lane at the High St end, which going westwards across the fields then became Worple Lane. Gardeners would have referenced the market garden workers who lived in this area, while Worple was a generic word for a headland where ploughs could turn (hence why Howard's Lane was also once known as Worple Lane). BTW the row of houses at 126-156 Felsham Rd were initially known as "Worple Terrace".When the Pettiward family developed their Putney lands to the west of Worple Lane they named the road's extension Felsham, after one of their estates in Suffolk. In the early 1900s the whole length of the road from the High St to Erpingham was unified under the name of Felsham. Hotham:This road was also largely constructed on Pettiward land, and started initially with just a short lane called Hotham Villas at its eastern end, until it was later extended westwards to Erpingham. The name of Hotham references Lady Hotham, the name of Roger Pettiward's widow after her second marriage.Gamlen:Built on Pettiward land, and named after the maiden name of Charles Pettiward's wife.Lacy:Originally known as Cooper's Arms Lane, referencing the pub of that name at its south corner with the High St, where a cooper had once plied his trade. It was probably renamed Lacy in honour of Putney resident Sir John Lacy, who in the second half of the 16th C had lived at "The Palace", a mansion that has since been used for the site of part of Kenilworth Court.  Norroy:Named after the last resident of the mansion where this road was built. He was George Cokayne, whose heraldic title was "Norroy King of Arms".Stratford Grove:Built on land that back in the 1840s had belonged to William Stratford.Bemish Rd:Also built on Stratford land, and presumably named after his wife's maiden name of Caroline Bemish.Gwalior:Built by Welshman William Robert Williams, who had a tendency to name his homes after places from his homeland. It is possible that Gwalior, a house name still found in Wales, derives from the Welsh word "gwil" meaning family or tribe. Waterman:This is the remaining stub of what used to be called River St, now just containing the "Bricklayers Arms" pub. It was possibly named after the "Watermens School" that once stood at its west corner with Lower Richmond Rd. This was constructed to replace the original School building on Putney Bridge Rd, which had been demolished in 1887 to make way for the District Line Viaduct.Redgrave:This was originally called Victoria Rd, but, after a push by the authorities to reduce overpopular street names, was renamed Redgrave after "Redgrave Villas" on its east-side, which, in turn, were named after the village in Suffolk where the builder James Pearce's wife Sarah hailed from. Charlwood Rd and Terrace:Named after the Charlwood family, who for centuries had been market gardeners in this general area.Quill Lane:Originally part of the "Church Path" that the inhabitants of Roehampton used to reach "St Mary's" before they had their own church. It was renamed after the now demolished Quill Pub that was built by Henry Scarth in 1854. Allegedly Scarth named the Pub in honour of the quill pen (ie. education), that had allowed his father to rise from humble beginnings to become a solicitor. Spencer Walk:Originally called Spencer Rd. It was built over what had once been part of the above-mentioned "Church Path", and was probably named after Earl Spencer, who as Lord of the Manor would have owned the pathway.Biggs Row:Named after Benjamin Biggs, who at one time owned the land in this area, as well as the land where Putney Hospital was later to be built.Dyer's Lane:Named after local market gardening family the Dyers.Leader's Gardens:Named after John Temple Leader, a major Putney landowner, whose heir Lord Westbury donated the land for the Gardens in 1903.Festing:Already covered in a separate recent e-mail thread.Bendemeer:Already covered in a separate recent e-mail thread.

David Johns ● 1898d