Lea Park Street Names
Did you know…
All of the roads in Lea Park are named after the English Civil War in the 17th Century
The English Civil War began in 1642 during the reign of King Charles I.
The war involved conflicts between two groups: the Royalists or Cavaliers who supported King Charles and the Parliamentarians or Roundheads, who opposed him and were led by Oliver Cromwell
Charles I chose Oxford as his headquarters for the duration of the war
Roundheads
(Parliamentarians)
Cavaliers
(Royalists)
Battles
Roundhead Drive
Charles Drive
Naseby Close
Cromwell Avenue
Cavalier Road
Edgehill
Parliament Road
Henrietta Road
Chalgrove Road
Pym Walk
Rupert Way
Dunbar Drive
Skippon Way
Berkeley Road
Marston Road
Vane Road
Clarendon Drive
Sedgemoor Drive
Harrison Place
Strafford Way
Rushall Road
Blake Way
Hopton Road
Lambert Walk
Hamilton Road
Ludlow Drive
Ormond Road
Goffe Close
Astley Road
Onslow Drive
Cavendish Walk
Overton Drive
Digby Close
Pelham Road
Glenham Road
Pennington Place
Grenville Way
Weldon Way
Langdale Road
Fleetwood Way
Berkeley Road
Ireton Court
Stuart Way
Denbigh Road
Read more about the Civil War and Thame using this link http://www.thamehistory.net/timeline/tln11.htmDid you know…All of the roads in Lea Park are named after the English Civil War in the 17th CenturyThe English Civil War began in 1642 during the reign of King Charles I.The war involved conflicts between two groups: the Royalists or Cavaliers who supported King Charles and the Parliamentarians or Roundheads, who opposed him and were led by Oliver CromwellCharles I chose Oxford as his headquarters for the duration of the war Roundheads(Parliamentarians)Cavaliers(Royalists)BattlesRoundhead DriveCharles DriveNaseby CloseCromwell AvenueCavalier RoadEdgehillParliament RoadHenrietta RoadChalgrove RoadPym WalkRupert WayDunbar DriveSkippon WayBerkeley RoadMarston RoadVane RoadClarendon DriveSedgemoor DriveHarrison PlaceStrafford WayRushall RoadBlake WayHopton Road Lambert WalkHamilton Road Ludlow DriveOrmond Road Goffe CloseAstley Road Onslow DriveCavendish Walk Overton DriveDigby Close Pelham RoadGlenham Road Pennington PlaceGrenville Way Weldon WayLangdale Road Fleetwood WayBerkeley Road Ireton CourtStuart Way Denbigh Road Read more about the Civil War and Thame using this link http://www.thamehistory.net/timeline/tln11.htm Did you know…All of the roads in Lea Park are named after the English Civil War in the 17th CenturyThe English Civil War began in 1642 during the reign of King Charles I.The war involved conflicts between two groups: the Royalists or Cavaliers who supported King Charles and the Parliamentarians or Roundheads, who opposed him and were led by Oliver CromwellCharles I chose Oxford as his headquarters for the duration of the war Roundheads(Parliamentarians)Cavaliers(Royalists)BattlesRoundhead DriveCharles DriveNaseby CloseCromwell AvenueCavalier RoadEdgehillParliament RoadHenrietta RoadChalgrove RoadPym WalkRupert WayDunbar DriveSkippon WayBerkeley RoadMarston RoadVane RoadClarendon DriveSedgemoor DriveHarrison PlaceStrafford WayRushall RoadBlake WayHopton Road Lambert WalkHamilton Road Ludlow DriveOrmond Road Goffe CloseAstley Road Onslow DriveCavendish Walk Overton DriveDigby Close Pelham RoadGlenham Road Pennington PlaceGrenville Way Weldon WayLangdale Road Fleetwood WayBerkeley Road Ireton CourtStuart Way Denbigh Road Read more about the Civil War and Thame using this link http://www.thamehistory.net/timeline/tln11.htm Did you know…All of the roads in Lea Park are named after the English Civil War in the 17th CenturyThe English Civil War began in 1642 during the reign of King Charles I.The war involved conflicts between two groups: the Royalists or Cavaliers who supported King Charles and the Parliamentarians or Roundheads, who opposed him and were led by Oliver CromwellCharles I chose Oxford as his headquarters for the duration of the war Roundheads(Parliamentarians)Cavaliers(Royalists)BattlesRoundhead DriveCharles DriveNaseby CloseCromwell AvenueCavalier RoadEdgehillParliament RoadHenrietta RoadChalgrove RoadPym WalkRupert WayDunbar DriveSkippon WayBerkeley RoadMarston RoadVane RoadClarendon DriveSedgemoor DriveHarrison PlaceStrafford WayRushall RoadBlake WayHopton Road Lambert WalkHamilton Road Ludlow DriveOrmond Road Goffe CloseAstley Road Onslow DriveCavendish Walk Overton DriveDigby Close Pelham RoadGlenham Road Pennington PlaceGrenville Way Weldon WayLangdale Road Fleetwood WayBerkeley Road Ireton CourtStuart Way Denbigh Road Read more about the Civil War and Thame using this link http://www.thamehistory.net/timeline/tln11.htm
