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Local
roadname derivations - D to I
Drummond Court:
After a landowner in
the parish of Bitton Info provided by Shaun Harris
of North Common
Dudley Court:
After Dud Dudley, son
of the Earl of Dudley b 1599. He escaped from Cromwell's
men in 1656 and fled to Bristol with a broken leg
) (well, hobbled might be more accurate).
Earlstone Cres / Close:
Named after
an old farmhouse either Earlstone house or Park.
Ellacombe Road:
The Ellacombes were
clergymen at Bitton in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries.
Exley Close:
Mrs (Ma) Exley, with her
2 daughters, owned a hardware emporium in the 1920's
at what is now beauty salon in Warmley High Street.
Fawkes/Firework Close:
(see Crane Close)
Francis Way:
After a past vicar of
St Barnabas Church.
Godfrey Court:
Perhaps after Bishop
Godfrey the first constable of Bristol
Goldney Avenue:
The Goldney family
of Chippenham owned Goldney Pit in Warmley.
Hampton Close:
After Philip Hampton
who inherited the Barrs estate after 1484.
Hardwick Close:
Named after the Hardwicks
who owned the farm at nearby Lees Lane.
Harris Court:
After Benjamin Harris,
local boot mfr?
Haskins Court:
(Probably) after the
Haskins Family, prominent in this area around 1900.
Horwood Court:
Could this have some
connection with the family who farmed at Pucklechurch
in the 1890s?. Or John Horwood who was hanged in
the early 19th century for murdering Eliza Balsam
of Hanham ?
Howes Close:
Named after a manager
of the nearby Haskin's Pottery factory.
Isley Court:
Could be derived from
Ilsyn - the name of a wood at Keynsham which was
sometimes spelt Islings. It comes from the Old English
name for elm trees
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