| Addington
Road |
After
Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister from Reading. |
| Sidmouth Street
|
After Henry
Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister from Reading. |
| Arthur Hill
Baths |
After Arthur
Hill, who made rubber goods in Reading. |
| Battle Lands
|
given to Battle
Abbey by William the Conqueror |
Beansheaf Farm |
Owned by Beansheaf
family in C14 |
| Blagrave Street
|
Local family.
John Blagrave was a mathematician,, Daniel Blagrave was MP for Reading
and signed Charles 1 Death Warrant |
| Brigham Road
|
Anthony Brigham
bought shell of chapel of Our Lady at Caversham during Henry VIII
reign |
| Cadogan Place
|
After Earl of
Cadogan, Lord High Steward of Berkshire in Georgian |
| Castle Hill
Reading |
Castle was somewhere
here. |
| Chain Street
|
A chain was
stretched across Minster Street in the C17 near the end of Chain
Street to stop people going through |
| Coldicutt Street
|
William Coldiccutt
was a Caversham butcher in the Victorian |
| Craven Drive
|
Lord Craven
of Caversham Park in C17 |
| Crawshay Drive
|
Crawshays owned
Caversham Park in Victorian |
| De Montfort
Island |
Site of a duel
between Robert de Montfort and Henry of Essex in 1163. |
| Downshire Square
|
Marquis of Downshire
was Lord High Steward of Berkshire in Victorian times |
| Forbury |
Probably from
Fore berrie, a large open space in front of the town. |
| Garrard Street
|
After William
Garrard, local resident |
| Goldsmid Road
|
After Frances
Goldsmid, lawyer and MP for Reading |
| Gosbrook Road |
Goose Brook
Lane |
| Great Knollys
Street |
Knollys family
were landowners in Reading from Stuart to Victorian times |
| Jesse Terrace |
After Thomas
Jesse who owned land in 1802 |
| Katesgrove |
From Cattle
Grove |
| Kentwood |
After Nicholas
Kentwood C14 |
| King’s
Road |
After King
WIlliam IV in 1832- on Crown Lands |
| Queen’s
Road |
After Queen
Adelaide in 1832- on Crown Lands |
| Liebenrood Road
|
After John Liebenrood
who owned Prospect Park in Victorian times |
| McIlroy Park
|
After William
McIlroy, who owned McIlroy’s stores |
| Marsack Street
|
After Marsack
family, who owned Caversham Park in Georgian times |
| Orts Road |
The poor people
or Reading were given left over food or Orts by the monks here. |
| Pincent’s
Farm |
After Edmund
Pincent owned in C14 |
| Portman Road |
From Portman
Brook which flowed nearby. |
| Rabson’s
Recreation Ground |
After John Rabson,
councillor C20 |
| Routh Lane |
After Martin
Routh, Rector of Tilehurst for 44 years in Victorian times |
| Silver Street |
From Sivier
Street, where sieves were made. |
| Stanshawe Road
|
After Robert
Stanshawe, groom of bedchamber for Henry VIII. |
| Talfourd Avenue
|
After Thomas
Talfourd, MP for Reading Victorian times |
| Thorn Walk |
After George
Thorn, Mayor of Reading C17 |
| Vachel Road
|
After Vachel
family. Thomas Vachell was MP for Reading in Stuart times |
| Valpy Street
|
After Dr Richard
Valpy, Head of Reading School Georgian times |
| Vanlore Way
|
After Sir Peter
Vanlore, cloth merchant C17 |
| The Warren |
From the rabbit
warren of Mapledurham estate |
| Watlington Street
|
After Robert
Watlington, clothier C17 |
| Yield Hall Lane |
From the Yield
or Guild Hall |
| Zinzan Street
|
After Zinzan
family, Calcot Park, C17 |
