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Sidings Lane, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

Sidings Lane is a short lane beside the railway, located on the east side of the B4510 road from Bengeworth to Offenham.  It is named after the adjacent railway siding.  The railway opened in 1853.  There was a signal box on the “up” side but the sidings were on the “down” side.  Only “down” trains called to pick up or drop off vans for loading.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Offenham Road (B4510)

How did the road get its name?

At the time that the Aldington Enclosure Map was drawn in 1807, the road was known as Littleton Turnpike Road.  By the time of the 1939 register it had become known as Offenham Road.  The road is so-called because it is the road to Offenham.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Mill Lane, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

Mill Lane is named after the Mill which existed by the brook until being demolished in the 1930s.  It was not officially known as Mill Lane until the latter half of the 20th century.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Manor Gardens, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

Manor Gardens is so-called because it once formed part of Aldington Manor garden.

When did housing development begin?

Manor Gardens is a development of four detached bungalows, built in the 1970s by David Brazier on the east side of Village Street.

Numbering system

The numbering is 1-4 going in a clockwise direction.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Main Street, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Hillside, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

The road is so-named because the houses are built on a small hill on the north side of Main Street. Although the postal address is not Main Street, Hillside forms part of Main Street. When built, the houses were at the western extension of Main Street, so it was logical to give them a separate address. However, since then, further houses have been added to the west which were given the address of Main Street.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Chestnut Close, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Chapel Lane, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

Chapel Lane is so-called because of the chapel (now a private residence) which was erected on the road in the 1870s. In 1807, when the Aldington Enclosure Map was drawn, this road was the north-eastern extension of a very long road known as Pitwell Road.  By the time of the 1939 register, it was being called Chapel Lane.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Badsey Road, Aldington

How did the road get its name?

The road is so-called because it is the road leading from Bengeworth to Badsey. The present-day Badsey Road originates in the parish of Bengeworth in Evesham at the junction with Elm Road and Offenham Road. In 1987, the Evesham section of the road was bisected by the Evesham Bypass. Badsey Road forms part of the B4035 from Evesham to Banbury. The Aldington section of the road is just over a third of a mile long.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Willersey Road