Lorrimore Road, SE17

Lorrimore Road is a very old Walworth road.

Trees in Kennington Park
Credit: Stephen McKay

Lorrimore means Lower Moor, the old common shown on 1681 map of Walworth.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Brandon Estate Brandon Estate is a social housing estate in London Borough of Southwark.

Brandon Estate

East Street Market East Street Market (sometimes known locally as ’The Lane’ or ’East Lane’) is a street market in Walworth.

East Street Market

NEARBY STREETS

Aberfeldy House, SE5 Aberfeldy House is located on John Ruskin Street (Camberwell)

Aberfeldy House, SE5

Albany Mews, SE17 A street within the SE5 postcode (Walworth)

Albany Mews, SE17

Aldred Street, SE17 Until 1937, Aldred Street was Aldred Road (Kennington)

Aldred Street, SE17

Alpha Square, SE17 Part of Alpha Street was given the name Alpha Square in 1939 (Walworth)

Alpha Square, SE17

Alpha Street, SE17 Alpha Street is an old Walworth Street (Walworth)

Alpha Street, SE17

Andrews Walk, SE5 Andrews Walk is a location in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Andrews Walk, SE5

Arnside Street, SE17 Arnside Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Arnside Street, SE17

Babbage Court, SE17 Babbage Court is a block on the Brandon Estate (Kennington)

Babbage Court, SE17

Bateman House, SE17 Bateman House can be found on Otto Street (Kennington)

Bateman House, SE17

Bethwin Road, SE5 Bethwin Road was called Windmill Road in the 1830s and Avenue Road by the 1860s (Camberwell)

Bethwin Road, SE5

Bolton Crescent, SE5 Bolton Crescent lies along the line of a former section of Hillingdon Street (Denmark Hill)

Bolton Crescent, SE5

Borrett Close, SE17 Borrett Close is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Borrett Close, SE17

Boundary Lane, SE5 Boundary Lane is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Walworth)

Boundary Lane, SE5

Boyson Road, SE5 Boyson Road is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Boyson Road, SE5

Braganza Street, SE17 Braganza Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Braganza Street, SE17

Brawne House, SE17 Brawne House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Denmark Hill)

Brawne House, SE17

Burgess House, SE5 Burgess House is a block on Sir John Kirk Close (Camberwell)

Burgess House, SE5

Cadiz Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Cadiz Street, SE17

Camberwell Road, SE17 Camberwell Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Camberwell Road, SE17

Camberwell Road, SE5 Camberwell Road was laid out in 1818 after the opening of Vauxhall Bridge (Camberwell)

Camberwell Road, SE5

Canterbury Court, SE5 Canterbury Court is located on Camberwell New Road (Oval)

Canterbury Court, SE5

Carlyle House, SE5 Carlyle House is a block on Sir John Kirk Close (Camberwell)

Carlyle House, SE5

Carter Place, SE17 Carter Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Carter Place, SE17

Carter Street, SE17 Carter Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Carter Street, SE17

Chapter Road, SE17 Chapter Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Chapter Road, SE17

Clarence House, SE17 Clarence House is sited on Merrow Street (Walworth)

Clarence House, SE17

Clarson House, SE5 Clarson House is a building on Camberwell New Road (Denmark Hill)

Clarson House, SE5

Cleaver Square, SE11 Cleaver Square is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Cleaver Square, SE11

Conant House, SE17 Conant House is a building on Royal Road (Kennington)

Conant House, SE17

Cook’s Road, SE17 Cook’s Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Cook’s Road, SE17

Copley Close, SE17 Copley Close is a side road (Kennington)

Copley Close, SE17

Cornish House, SE11 Cornish House is sited on Royal Road (Kennington)

Cornish House, SE11

Cruden House, SE17 Cruden House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Kennington)

Cruden House, SE17

Dale Road, SE17 Dale Road is in the Camberwell part of the SE17 area (Camberwell)

Dale Road, SE17

Dartford Street, SE17 Dartford Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Dartford Street, SE17

Date Street, SE17 Date Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Date Street, SE17

De Laune Street, SE17 De Laune Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

De Laune Street, SE17

Delverton Road, SE17 Delverton Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Delverton Road, SE17

Doddington Grove, SE17 Doddington Grove is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Doddington Grove, SE17

Doddington Place, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Doddington Place, SE17

Draco Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Draco Street, SE17

Edmund House, SE17 Edmund House is a block on Doddington Grove (Kennington)

Edmund House, SE17

Elis Terrace, SE5 Elis Terrace was formerly called Lucas Road (Oval)

Elis Terrace, SE5

Empress Street, SE17 Empress Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Empress Street, SE17

Faunce Street, SE17 Faunce Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Faunce Street, SE17

Fielding Street, SE17 Fielding Street runs west from Walworth Road (Walworth)

Fielding Street, SE17

Fleming Road, SE17 Fleming Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Fleming Road, SE17

Forsyth Gardens, SE17 Forsyth Gardens is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Forsyth Gardens, SE17

Frederick Road, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Frederick Road, SE17

Gateway, SE17 Gateway is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Gateway, SE17

Gaza Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Gaza Street, SE17

Gloucester House, SE5 Gloucester House is a block on Camberwell New Road (Oval)

Gloucester House, SE5

Green Dale, SE17 Green Dale’s northern half was carved in 1806 across old fields (Camberwell)

Green Dale, SE17

Greig Terrace, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Greig Terrace, SE17

Grosvenor Park, SE5 Grosvenor Park is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Grosvenor Park, SE5

Grosvenor Terrace, SE5 Grosvenor Terrace is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Grosvenor Terrace, SE5

Hanworth House, SE17 Hanworth House is sited on Midnight Avenue (Denmark Hill)

Hanworth House, SE17

Harding Close, SE5 Harding Close is in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Harding Close, SE5

Harmsworth Street, SE17 Harmsworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Harmsworth Street, SE17

Heiron Street, SE17 Heiron Street was originally John Street (Kennington)

Heiron Street, SE17

Hillingdon Street, SE17 Hillingdon Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Hillingdon Street, SE17

Horsman Street, SE5 Chatham Road became Horsman Street in 1898 (Camberwell)

Horsman Street, SE5

Irving House, SE17 Irving House is a block on Doddington Grove (Kennington)

Irving House, SE17

Jephson House, SE17 Jephson House is a building on Westcott Road (Kennington)

Jephson House, SE17

John Ruskin Street, SE5 John Ruskin Street is part of Camberwell (Camberwell)

John Ruskin Street, SE5

Kean House, SE11 Kean House is a block on Cooks Road (Kennington)

Kean House, SE11

Kennington Park Gardens, SE17 Kennington Park Gardens is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Kennington Park Gardens, SE17

Kennington Park Place, SE17 Kennington Park Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Kennington Park Place, SE17

Kennington Park Road, SE11 Kennington Park Road is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Kennington Park Road, SE11

Kiebs Way, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Kiebs Way, SE17

Kirwyn Way, SE5 Kirwyn Way is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Kirwyn Way, SE5

Kitson Road, SE5 Kitson Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Burgess Park)

Kitson Road, SE5

Langdale Close, SE17 Langdale Close is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Langdale Close, SE17

Laune Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Laune Street, SE17

Lorrimore Road, SE17 Lorrimore Road is a very old Walworth road (Kennington)

Lorrimore Road, SE17

Lorrimore Square, SE17 Lorrimore Square is a 1.5-acre garden square (Kennington)

Lorrimore Square, SE17

Macleod Street, SE17 Macleod Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Macleod Street, SE17

Maddock Way, SE17 Maddock Way is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Maddock Way, SE17

Marble House, SE5 Marble House is a block on Grosvenor Terrace (Walworth)

Marble House, SE5

Marsland Close, SE17 Marsland Close is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Marsland Close, SE17

Martara Mews, SE17 Martara Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Martara Mews, SE17

Meadcroft Road, SE17 Meadcroft Road serves the Brandon Estate (Kennington)

Meadcroft Road, SE17

Molesworth House, SE17 Molesworth House is located on Royal Road (Kennington)

Molesworth House, SE17

Morten House, SE17 Morten House is a block on Cook’s Road (Kennington)

Morten House, SE17

Napier House, SE17 Napier House is a block on Cooks Road (Kennington)

Napier House, SE17

Olney Road, SE17 The original line of Olney Road now runs from Draco Street to Heiron Street (Kennington)

Olney Road, SE17

Olney Road, SE17 There are both old and new versions of Olney Road in the area (Kennington)

Olney Road, SE17

Olney Street, SE17 Olney Street formerly ran along part of the line of Fielding Street (Kennington)

Olney Street, SE17

Otto Street, SE17 Otto Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Otto Street, SE17

Pasley Close, SE17 Pasley Close is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Pasley Close, SE17

Pelier Street, SE17 Pelier Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Pelier Street, SE17

Penrose Grove, SE17 Penrose Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Penrose Grove, SE17

Penrose Street, SE17 Penrose Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Penrose Street, SE17

Prescott House, SE17 Prescott House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Denmark Hill)

Prescott House, SE17

Red Lion Row, SE17 A street within the SE5 postcode (Walworth)

Red Lion Row, SE17

Royal Road, SE17 Royal Road is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Royal Road, SE17

Rutley Close, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Rutley Close, SE17

Sharsted Street, SE17 This is a street in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Sharsted Street, SE17

Slade Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Slade Walk, SE17

St Agnes Place, SE11 St Agnes Place was once the most famous squatted street in London (Kennington)

St Agnes Place, SE11

St Pauls Church, SE17 St Pauls Church is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

St Pauls Church, SE17

Stopford Road, SE17 Stopford Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Stopford Road, SE17

Sturgeon Road, SE17 Sturgeon Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Sturgeon Road, SE17

Sutherland Square, SE17 Sutherland Square is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Sutherland Square, SE17

Sutherland Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Sutherland Walk, SE17

Trevelyan House, SE17 Trevelyan House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Camberwell)

Trevelyan House, SE17

Urlwin Street, SE5 Urlwin Street is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Urlwin Street, SE5

Walters House, SE17 Walters House is a block on Meadcroft Road (Kennington)

Walters House, SE17

Walworth Place, SE17 Walworth Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Walworth Place, SE17

Westcott Road, SE17 Westcott Road is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Westcott Road, SE17

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