Dickens Street, SW8

Dickens Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area.

Queenstown Road station dates from 1877 when it was known as Queen’s Road.

The station followed the building of a new road link from Clapham to Battersea Park, and across the river via Chelsea Bridge.
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Amesbury Tower, SW8 Amesbury Tower is a block on the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Amesbury Tower, SW8

Arches, SW8 Arches is a zone of businesses under railway arches at Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Arches, SW8

Arthur Street, SW11 Prince Arthur was the third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (Battersea)

Arthur Street, SW11

Bewick Street, SW8 This is a street in the SW8 postcode area (Queenstown Road)

Bewick Street, SW8

Bramwell Place, SW8 After 1938, the new name for Queen’s Place was Bramwell Place (Wandsworth Road)

Bramwell Place, SW8

Brayburne Avenue, SW8 Brayburne Avenue is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Brayburne Avenue, SW8

Broadhinton Road, SW4 Broadhinton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW4 postal area (Clapham Common)

Broadhinton Road, SW4

Broughton Street, SW8 Broughton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Lavender Hill)

Broughton Street, SW8

Cantate Centre, SW8 The Cantate Centre is a block on the Parkfield Industrial Estate (Battersea)

Cantate Centre, SW8

Caroline Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)

Caroline Place, SW11

Chalmers Street, SW8 In 1900, Motley Place, SW8 became Chalmers Street (Wandsworth Road)

Chalmers Street, SW8

Charles Barry Close, SW4 Charles Barry Close is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Clapham Common)

Charles Barry Close, SW4

Clapham Street, SW4 Clapham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW4 postal area (Clapham Common)

Clapham Street, SW4

Crichton Street, SW8 Crichton Street is the main road in the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Crichton Street, SW8

Cudworth House, SW8 Cudworth House is sited on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)

Cudworth House, SW8

Daley Thompson Way, SW8 Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times (Wandsworth Road)

Daley Thompson Way, SW8

Dickens Street, SW8 Dickens Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Dickens Street, SW8

Drca Business Centre, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Drca Business Centre, SW11

Driver Street, SW8 In 1937, Seymour Street became Driver Street (Nine Elms)

Driver Street, SW8

Dunston Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)

Dunston Road, SW11

Durrington Tower, SW8 Durrington Tower is a block on the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Durrington Tower, SW8

Emu Road, SW8 Emu Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Lavender Hill)

Emu Road, SW8

Evesham Way, SW11 Evesham Way is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)

Evesham Way, SW11

Francis Chichester Way, SW11 Francis Chichester Way is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Francis Chichester Way, SW11

Froude Street, SW8 Froude Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Queenstown Road)

Froude Street, SW8

Heath Road, SW8 Heath Road crosses Silverthorne Road (Wandsworth Road)

Heath Road, SW8

Heather Close, SW8 Heather Close is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Heather Close, SW8

Hesewall Close, SW4 Hesewall Close is a location in London (Clapham North)

Hesewall Close, SW4

Heswall Close, SW4 Heswall Close is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Clapham Common)

Heswall Close, SW4

Ingelow Road, SW8 Ingelow Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Ingelow Road, SW8

Iveley Road, SW4 This is a street in the SW4 postcode area (Clapham Common)

Iveley Road, SW4

Keith Connor Close, SW8 Keith Connor Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Keith Connor Close, SW8

Landseer Street, SW11 Landseer Street was a former street of Battersea (Battersea)

Landseer Street, SW11

Landseer Terrace, SW11 Landseer Terrace was absorbed into Landseer Street in 1900 (Battersea)

Landseer Terrace, SW11

Linford House, SW8 Linford House is a location in London (Nine Elms)

Linford House, SW8

London Stone Business Estate, SW8 London Stone Business Estate is contiguous with the Parkfield Industrial Estate (Lavender Hill)

London Stone Business Estate, SW8

Lucas Court, SW11 Lucas Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Lucas Court, SW11

Matrimony Place, SW4 Matrimony Place is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Clapham Common)

Matrimony Place, SW4

Milford Street, SW4 Albert Street was renamed as Milford Street in 1872 (Wandsworth Road)

Milford Street, SW4

Montefiore Street, SW8 Montefiore Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Montefiore Street, SW8

Motley Street, SW8 Motley Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Queenstown Road)

Motley Street, SW8

Netherford Road, SW4 Netherford Road is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Clapham Common)

Netherford Road, SW4

Newby Street, SW4 Newby Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Newby Street, SW4

Newby Street, SW8 Newby Street is a location in London (Wandsworth Road)

Newby Street, SW8

Newtown Court, SW11 Newtown Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Newtown Court, SW11

North Street, SW4 The earliest settlement of Clapham was centred where present-day North Street, Turret Grove and Rectory Grove met (Clapham Common)

North Street, SW4

Page Mews, SW11 Page Mews lies at the end of Wycliffe Road (Lavender Hill)

Page Mews, SW11

Palmerston House, SW11 Residential block (Battersea)

Palmerston House, SW11

Palmerston Terrace, SW8 Palmerston Terrace was abolished in 1898, becoming part of Palmerston Street (Queenstown Road)

Palmerston Terrace, SW8

Parkfield Industrial Estate, SW8 Parkfield Industrial Estate and the London Stone Business Estate refer to the same commercial area (Battersea)

Parkfield Industrial Estate, SW8

Peardon Street, SW8 Peardon Street has reduced in length after post-war redevelopment (Wandsworth Road)

Peardon Street, SW8

Pensbury Place, SW8 Pensbury Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Pensbury Place, SW8

Pensbury Street, SW8 Pensbury Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Pensbury Street, SW8

Pitcairn Street, SW4 Pitcairn Street was called William Street before 1887 (Wandsworth Road)

Pitcairn Street, SW4

Portslade Road, SW8 Portslade Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Portslade Road, SW8

Prairie Street, SW8 Prairie Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Prairie Street, SW8

Queenstown Road, SW8 Queenstown Road, formerly Queen’s Road, is a major road of eastern Battersea (Queenstown Road)

Queenstown Road, SW8

Radcliffe Path, SW8 Radcliffe Path is a location in London (Queenstown Road)

Radcliffe Path, SW8

Ravenet Street, SW8 Ravenet Street was formerly Russell Street (Battersea)

Ravenet Street, SW8

Rawson Street, SW11 Rawson Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Battersea)

Rawson Street, SW11

Rectory Grove, SW4 Rectory Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW4 postal area (Clapham Common)

Rectory Grove, SW4

Robertson Street, SW8 Robertson Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Robertson Street, SW8

Rollo Street, SW11 Rollo was the first Duke of Normandy from 911AD (Battersea)

Rollo Street, SW11

Rozel Road, SW4 Rozel Road is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Clapham Common)

Rozel Road, SW4

Seymour Street, SW8 Seymour Place was given the name Seymour Street in 1892 (Nine Elms)

Seymour Street, SW8

Silverthorne Road, SW8 Silverthorne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Silverthorne Road, SW8

St Philip Square, SW8 St Philip Square is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

St Philip Square, SW8

St Philip Street, SW8 St Philip Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

St Philip Street, SW8

St Rule Street, SW8 St Rule Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

St Rule Street, SW8

St. Philip Square, SW8 St. Philip Square is a location in London (Queenstown Road)

St. Philip Square, SW8

Stanley Grove, SW8 Stanley Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Lavender Hill)

Stanley Grove, SW8

Strasburg Road, SW11 Strasburg Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Strasburg Road, SW11

Stuarts Lane, SW8 Stuarts Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Stuarts Lane, SW8

Sutherland House, SW8 Residential block (Queenstown Road)

Sutherland House, SW8

Tennyson Street, SW8 Tennyson Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Tennyson Street, SW8

Tessa Sanderson Place, SW8 Tessa Sanderson Place is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Tessa Sanderson Place, SW8

Thackeray Road, SW8 Thackeray Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Queenstown Road)

Thackeray Road, SW8

The Plough Brewery, The Plough Brewery lies within the postcode (Wandsworth Road)

The Plough Brewery,

Turret Grove, SW4 Turret Grove is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Clapham Common)

Turret Grove, SW4

Wandsworth Road, SW8 Wandsworth Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Wandsworth Road, SW8

Wansworth Road, SW8 Wansworth Road is a location in London (Wandsworth Road)

Wansworth Road, SW8

Wycliffe Road, SW11 Wycliffe Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)

Wycliffe Road, SW11

Wycliffe Road, SW8 Wycliffe Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Lavender Hill)

Wycliffe Road, SW8

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