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Sedgwick Way in Westmorland – Named after Sedgwick, a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. First appears in street directories in 1980. A small amount of information from the library website. …

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Studfold Row in Westmorland – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in 1980s and 1990s. Studfold is a place name in the Yorkshire near the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Some nice houses here but no footpath and I actually didn’t walk all of this street.

Savannah Lane in Westmorland – nothing on library website and I couldn’t find out how this lane got it’s name. Only 5 houses which were built between 1990 and 2012. I didn’t actually walk this street as it was a very narrow private lane.

Happy Home Rd in Westmorland – Named after Happy Home, the farm there owned by James George Francis (1907- 1962). The farm had been named by earlier owners and was sold to James Francis in the 1940s. First appears in street directories in 1953. A small amount of information from the library website. There were …

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Brookford Place in Westmorland and nothing on the library website. Most streets here are named after places in Cumbria but I couldn’t find anywhere in the UK with this name. It is possible that the street got it’s name from being built over a stream. Most houses were built in 1990s plus a couple built …

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Petworth Place in Westmorland – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in the 1980s and 1990s. The streets in this suburb are mostly named after places in Cumbria but Petworth is a place in Sussex which is nowhere near Cumbria. My book of British Place Names gives the meaning of Petworth …

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Pembridge Lane in Westmorland – Named after Pembridge, a village in North Herefordshire. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. First appears in street directories in 1995. A small amount of information from the library website and whoever named …

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Millbeck Place in Westmorland – Named after Millbeck, a small hamlet just north of the town of Keswick. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. Named in 2013. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing …

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Lulworth Lane in Westmorland – nothing on library website yet the oldest house here is from 1920. The rest of the houses are from the 1980s. Not many entries on Paper Past and there were sections for sale in 1984 and at least one house for sale in 1989. I found two places in the …

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Langholme Lane in Westmorland – Probably named after Langholme Mill Cottage, a 17th century former corn mill, near Lowick in Cumbria. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. Named in 2013. A small amount of information from the library …

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