Copt Heath

A suburb of Knowle, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1777).

Knowle, West Midlands
Solihull#Localities


St Giles's Hill

An eastern suburb of Winchester, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4929).


Fishpool

en-proper-noun

Fishpool (countable and uncountable, plural Fishpools)

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A suburban area of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8009).


Pakefield

A southern suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5390).


Coltness

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A northern suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8056).


Milnwood

An eastern suburb of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7459).


Gartsherrie

A northern suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7266).


Somerford

"Ford crossable in summer", from Old English sumor (“summer”) + ford.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A suburb of Christchurch in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1893).


Hellerup

A suburb of Copenhagen in Gentofte municipality, Denmark.


Gentofte

A municipality and suburb therein, in Copenhagen, Denmark.


Cwm Gwyn

A western suburb of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6393).


Motspur Park

Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames#English

A suburban area in the borough of Kingston upon Thames and borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2267).


Dovecot

An eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4191).


New Windsor

A small suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8298).

A suburb near New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.


Foxley

From Old English fox + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A small suburb near Mount Vernon, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6562).


New Lynn

A western suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, named after King's Lynn in England.


Ashton Vale

A suburb in the city and county of Bristol, England, south-west of the city centre (OS grid ref ST5670).


Churchgate

From church + gate, in Mumbai from a former gate in the city wall near a cathedral.

A western suburb and named street in Cheshunt, Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3402).


Borivali

A northern suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.


Bandra

Possibly from Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

A northern coastal suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.


Mahalaxmi

A suburb of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.


Oxton

A western suburb of Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3087).


Darcy Lever

The manorial affix is from the D'Arcy family; Lever is from Old English lǣfer (“place where rushes grow”). Recorded as Darcye Lever in 1590.

der

A suburb of Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7308).


Hasbury

From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”).

A suburb of Halesowen, West Midlands, England.


Emersons Green

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A suburban area and civil parish (with a town council) in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6676).


Bearwood

A northern suburb of Poole, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0596).

A suburb of Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0287).


Hunderton

A southern suburb of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4983).


Hunny Hill

A suburb of Newport, Isle of Wight, England, north-west of the town centre (OS grid ref SZ4989).


Gunville

A western suburb of Newport, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4888).


Littleover

Recorded as Parva Ufre in 1086 (DB), from Latin parva (“little”) + Old English ofer (“ridge”).

A western suburb of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3234).


Wandsworth Common

A suburb and urban greenspace in the borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2773).


Seatown

From sea + town, all places are close to the sea.

A suburb of Buckie, Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4265).

A suburb of Cullen, Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ5167).

A suburb of Lossiemouth, Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ2370).


Hunts Grove

From the name of an area of woodland already in existence. Whether Hunt is a surname, or refers to a hunt (group of people hunting with horses and hounds) is unknown.

A suburb and civil parish (created 2020) in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England, just outside the City of Gloucester (OS grid ref SO8112).


Civic

Refers to the area's status as the civic centre.

central business district
central business district

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory

The central business district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


East Acton

Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham#English

A suburb in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and borough of Ealing, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2181).


Dudbridge

A suburb in Cainscross parish and Rodborough parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8304).


Penkhull

A western suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8644).


New Town

The autumn of the year 1850 also saw the establishment of the Carriage & Wagon Department at Ashford, by which time the adjacent railway village had been extended by another sixty houses. This village at first was known as Alfred Town but later became Ashford New Town.

1947 November and December, “Ashford Works Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 389:

A suburb of Ashford, Kent, England, south-east of the town centre (OS grid ref TR0141). Also spelt Newtown.


Wanneroo

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Tranmere Park

A suburb of Guiseley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1741).


Hallgarth

A northern suburb of Kendal, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5094).


Colliery Row

Near the village of Vienna, now known as Colliery Row, a locomotive (probably one built by George Stephenson for the Hetton Coal Company, in 1822) was set in motion, and the Duke, "after examining minutely the nature and construction of the machine and its operation expressed himself highly gratified with it."

1948 January and February, “Notes and News: Duke of Wellington's Early Railway Journey”, in Railway Magazine, page 56:

A western suburb of Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3249).


Modbury

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, named after the Devon village.


Elburton

An outer eastern suburb within the City of Plymouth, part of Plymstock, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5353).


South Harrow

A suburb in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1486).


Woodford Green

A suburb of Woodford, in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4091).


Wilmorton

A south-eastern suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3734).


New Bilton

A western suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4975).


Summerlee

A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7265).


Higher Heysham

A suburb of Heysham, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4160).


Drumpellier

An older 19th century spelling was Drumpeller.

An outer western suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7165).


Pennyburn

Farther north there is the Londonderry & Lough Swilly with its service to Buncrana, and the locomotive shops at Pennyburn, about a mile beyond the Londonderry terminus, […].

1948 May and June, J. Macartney Robbins, “A Railway Tour of Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 150:

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A suburb of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the west side of the River Foyle.


Carmuirs

A western suburb of Falkirk, Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8580).


Hale End

A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3991).


Leegomery

Hadley and Leegomery
Hadley and Leegomery#English

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A suburban area in Hadley and Leegomery parish, Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6612).


Bridge of Don

Located north of the bridge over the Aberdeenshire River Don, near the river's mouth.

A northern suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9410).


Wordsley

A suburb of Stourbridge, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO8986).


Glenageary

A suburb of Dublin, Ireland, south-east of the city centre.


Marfleet

Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull#English

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

An eastern suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1429).


Kettlebrook

A suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2103).


Nechells

An inner suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, north-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SP0989).


Wood End

A number of places in England, including:

A suburb of Hayes, borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ0981).

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD9309).

A northern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3682).

A suburb near Wednesfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SJ9401).

A small suburban area near Hebden Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9927).


Cellarhead

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A suburban area in Werrington parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9547).


Weston Coyney

An outer eastern suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9344).


Joondalup

A northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Talywain

A suburban area between Garndiffaith and Abersychan, Torfaen county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2604).


Bayside

A northern coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland.


Liberty Grove

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Canada Bay, New South Wales, Australia.


Canada Bay

A bay and suburb on the Parramatta River, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Warren Hill

A suburb of Arnold in St Albans parish, Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5646).


Lawley Bank

Lawley and Overdale
Lawley and Overdale#English

A suburban area in Lawley and Overdale parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6808).


Overdale

A suburban area in Lawley and Overdale parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6809).


Khandallah

Named after Khandela, in Rajasthan, India.

A northern suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.


Ngauranga

A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, on Wellington Harbour north-east of the city.


Shortland

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia


Berowra

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


Macarthur

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after John Macarthur (wool pioneer).


Highertown

Alternative form: Higher Town

A western suburb of Truro, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW8044).


Willington Square

A suburban area north of Willington, North Tyneside borough, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3168).


West Moor

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, west of Forest Hall and Killingworth (OS grid ref NZ2670).


Three Crosses

A suburb of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6025).


St James

A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England, north-east of the city centre, often spelt St James' (OS grid ref SX9293).

A suburb of Perth, in the Town of Victoria Park and City of Canning, Western Australia, named after St James's Park in London.


Kirkby Woodhouse

A suburban area south of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4954).


Alphington

An outer suburb of Exeter, Devon, England, south-west of the city centre (OS grid ref SX9190).

A northern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Darebin and City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.


Exhall

Nuneaton and Bedworth
Nuneaton and Bedworth#English

A southern suburb of Bedworth, Nuneaton and Bedworth borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3585).


Sankey Bridges

A suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5887).


Deadwater

A suburb of Bordon in Whitehill parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8035).


Southover

A suburb of Lewes, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4109).


Bulverhythe

A western coastal suburb in Hastings borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ7708).


Nuns' Island

en:Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal

nun+island. From being an island formerly owned by a women's religious order. From being owned by the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (Congrégation de Notre-Dame), a non-cloistered women's congregation

A suburb, a neighbourhood of Verdun borough, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the island Nuns' Island


Blackness

A suburb of Crowborough, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5230).


Roe Green

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A suburb of Worsley, City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7501).

A suburb of Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2208).


Maudlands

The centenary of the opening of the Fleetwood, Preston & West Riding Junction Railway from Maudlands (Preston) to Deepdale, a distance of about one mile. occurred on January 14.

1950 March, “Notes and News: Fleetwood Railway Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 206:

An inner suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5230).


Newhailes

A western suburb of Musselburgh, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3272).


Monkhill

A suburb of Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4522).


Wibsey

A suburb and ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1430).


Sandgate

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

A northern coastal suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after Sandgate in Kent.


Osney

A suburb of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5005).


Longwell Green

A suburban area in Hanham Abbots parish and Oldland parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6571).


Lake Albert

An artificial lake and suburb in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.


Braamfontein

An inner suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.


Town Head

A suburb of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8914).


Kwinana

Named after the SS Kwinana, wrecked there in 1922.

A suburban area south of Perth, Western Australia.


Spring Grove

A suburban area of Isleworth, borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1576).


Braybrook

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia.


Maribyrnong

/ˈmæɹɪbə(ɹ)nɒŋ/

A suburb in north-west Melbourne, Victoria, named after the river.


Harlescott

A northern suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5115).


Wagstaffe

A suburb in Central Coast council area, New South Wales, Australia.


South Leith

A suburban area in Leith, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2776).


Downside

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A southern suburb of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0320).

A suburb of Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV5999).


Earlsheaton

An eastern suburb of Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2521).


Wollaton

A western suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5239).


Emmer Green

An outer northern suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7176).


Callow Hill

A suburb of Redditch, Worcestershire, south-west of the town centre (OS, grid ref SP0264).


Ribbleton

Recorded as Ribleton in 1201; equivalent to the River Ribble + -ton, from Old English tūn.

An eastern suburb and ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5630).


Changamwe

A suburb of Mombasa, Kenya, located on the Kenyan mainland.


Bowen Hills

An inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after George Bowen.


Lapal

A suburb of Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9883).


Baldoyle

A coastal suburb of Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O2440).


Tanah Merah

From Malay tanah merah (red land, soil, earth).

A suburb of the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia; the name was brought from Malaya.


Bangsar

Originally Bungsar, after Belgians Edouard Bunge and Alfred Grisar.


Old Colwyn

A suburban area and community in Conwy county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH8778).


Sparkhill

An inner suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SP0983).


Benwell

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English

A western suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2164).


Kelvindale

A suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NS5568).


Kalamunda

An eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Kalamunda.


Kingsdown

Stratton St Margaret
Stratton St Margaret#English

A suburb in Stratton St Margaret parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1688)


Meols

A suburb of Hoylake, Merseyside, England.


Redlynch

A semi-rural town and suburb of Cairns in Cairns Region, northern Queensland, Australia.


Highway

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A western suburb of Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8680).


Brinnington

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9192).


Hazelhurst

A suburb of Ramsbottom, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7816)

A suburb of Swinton, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7601).

A suburb of Ashton-under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD9500)


Old Swan

Apparently named after a former public house named the Three Swans. There is now another pub named the Old Swan.

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, east of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ3991).


Donnybrook

A southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O1731).

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.


South Street

w:List of United Kingdom locations: South#South S-South Z

A number of places in south-east England:

A suburb and road in Whitstable, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1265).


Carlton Colville

A suburban area and civil parish with a town council, next to Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM5190).


Cross Green

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SE3232).


Ysgubor Newydd

A southern suburb of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0505).


Baberton

An outer western suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1969).


Danesmoor

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

An eastern suburb of Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4063).


Clifton Moor

A suburban area (mainly commercial) in Clifton Without parish, City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5955).


Aigburth Vale

A suburb north of Aigburth, City of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3887).


Milverton

Royal Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa#English

A suburb and ward in Royal Leamington Spa parish, Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3066).


Little Ilford

A suburb in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England, between Manor Park and Ilford (OS grid ref TQ4385).


Friern Barnet

Friern is from Middle English freren (“of the brothers”), referring to early possession by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem.

A suburb in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ2792).


South Wymondham

Wymondham: A subway is being built under the Norwich-Ely line to link the station with a housing development at South Wymondham.

2023 December 13, Howard Johnston, “Network News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 998, page 21:

A ward and suburban area in Wymondham parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1100).


Elworth

en-proper-noun

Elworth (countable and uncountable, plural Elworths)

Perhaps from the Old English personal name Ella + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village and suburb of Sandbach, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7461).


Uralla

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A suburb of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia.


Park Hill

A suburb and housing estate in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3687).

A suburb of Kenilworth, Warwick district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3072).

An eastern suburb of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3420).


Millheugh

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A suburb of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7550).


Flowery Field

The next stop is a station with the unlikely name of Flowery Field as it has neither attribute. But that's what the area is named.

2023 December 13, Paul Bigland, “Exploring what's left of the Woodhead route”, in RAIL, number 998, page 60:

A suburb of Hyde, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9495).


Roffey

A suburb of Horsham, West Sussex, England, north-east of the town centre (OS grid ref TQ1932).


Mount Kembla

A suburb and mountain in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.


Port Kembla

A suburb and port in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.


Broomhouse

A western suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2071).

An eastern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6762).


Summerston

An outer suburb north of Maryhill, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5670).


Higher Buxton

A suburb of Buxton, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0673).


Nansledan

An eastern suburb of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8461).


Lilydale

A town and eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.


Inner West

A large suburban area and local government area (Inner West Council) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Mooroolbark

An eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.


Gunthorpe

A northern suburb of the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1802).


Barnton

A western suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1975).


Davidson's Mains

Named after William Davidson, a wealthy merchant who bought Muirhouse, east of the district, in 1776.

A western suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2075).


Bestwood

An outer suburb of the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5645).


Uplands

An outer suburb of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, north-east of the town centre (OS grid ref SO8605).

A suburb and community in Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6392).


Belle Isle

A southern suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3129).


Wilsthorpe

A western suburb of Long Eaton, Erewash district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4733).


Walham Green

Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham#English

A suburb of Fulham, borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2577).


Bridgeview

A city, a suburb of Chicagoland, Illinois, United States


Moss Bank

A southern suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5285).

A northern suburb of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5198).


Peasley Cross

A southern suburb of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5294).


Trigwell

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A suburb near McAlinden, Western Australia.


West Southbourne

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A suburb and ward of Bournemouth in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1391).


Campsie

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, named after the parish in Scotland.


Craigmore

A northern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Playford, South Australia.


Little Billing

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A suburb in Billing parish, West Northamptonshire, previously in Northampton borough, Northamptonshire, England, originally a village, now grown into a ward of the parish of Billing (OS grid ref SP8062).


Hounslow West

A suburb of the town of Hounslow, borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1276).


Leopardstown

From Irish Baile na Lobhar, town of the lepers. This later became Leperstown, which was corrupted to Leopardstown, erasing the leper connection.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown#English

A southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025).


Wembley Park

A suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1986).


Valby

A suburb in south-west Copenhagen municipality, Denmark.


Nedlands

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Nedlands and City of Perth, Western Australia.


Elmdale

A suburban area in Ewyas Harold parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3928).


Thomastown

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, probably named after John Honniball Thomas.


Orchard Brae

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2374).


Easthampstead

Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest#English

A southern suburb of Bracknell, Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8667).


Pentre

A suburb of Mold, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ2463).


Little France

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2970).


Drylaw

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2275).


Silverknowes

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2075).


Prenton

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3086).


Woodchurch

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2886).


Ryton

en-proper noun

Ryton (countable and uncountable, plural Rytons)

Generally from Old English ryge + tūn (“farm where rye is grown”), except in North Yorkshire: from the River Rye + Old English tūn.

der

Nuneaton and Bedworth
Nuneaton and Bedworth#English

A suburb of Bulkington, Nuneaton and Bedworth district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3987).


Daglish

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Subiaco, Western Australia.


Stonebridge

A suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2084).

A southern suburb of Dorking, Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1747).


Stockton Heath

A suburban area and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6186).


West Hill

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A suburb of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA1666).

A suburb of Hastings, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ8210).

A suburb of Portishead, North Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4576).

A suburb of Wincanton, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7028).

A suburb of Hednesford, Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9912).


Widford

An outer suburb of Chelmsford, Essex, south-west of the city centre and located by the River Wid (OS grid ref TL6905).


Parkeston

A suburb of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, probably named after Henry Parkes.


Broadsands

A suburb and beach in Torbay borough, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8957).


Batchworth

A suburban area and civil parish in Three Rivers district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0693).


Mill End

A number of places in England, including:

A suburb of Rickmansworth, Three Rivers district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TQ0494).


Ley Hill

A suburb near Four Oaks, City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1198).


Heavitree

An eastern suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9492).


Barmston

An eastern suburb of Washington, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3156).


Glyncoed

A suburban area in Badminton community, north of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1610).


St George's

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

An inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, also rendered as St Georges (OS grid ref SJ8296).

St Georges and Priorslee
St Georges and Priorslee#English

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A suburb of Telford in St Georges and Priorslee parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7010).


Priorslee

A suburb of Telford in St Georges and Priorslee parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7110).


St Georges

A suburban area and civil parish next to Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3763).

A suburb of Redditch, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0467).


Pwllypant

Llanbradach and Pwllypant
Llanbradach and Pwllypant#English

A suburban area in Llanbradach and Pwllypant community, Caerphilly county borough, Wales, and possibly also in Caerphilly community (OS grid ref ST1588).


Baldragon

A northern suburb in Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3734).


Lochee

A suburb of the city of Dundee in Dundee council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NO3731).


Payneham

Norwood Payneham and St Peters
Norwood Payneham and St Peters#English

An eastern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia, named by settler Samuel Payne after himself.


St Peters

A suburb of Sydney in Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia.

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.


Craigmillar

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2871).


Kettlethorpe

A suburban area near Crigglestone, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3216).


Hundige

A suburb of Copenhagen in Greve municipality, Denmark.


Taastrup

A suburb of Copenhagen in Høje-Taastrup municipality, Denmark.


Newstead

A place in Australia:
A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.

A place in Australia:
A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania.


Eglinton

A suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

A coastal suburb of Perth, in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia, named after a barque that was wrecked there in 1852.


Sandal Magna

A southern suburb and parish in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3418)


Ardoyne

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A northern suburb of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J3176).


Ovingham

A suburb of Adelaide, in the Cities of Charles Sturt and Prospect, South Australia.


New Silksworth

A southern suburb of the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3853).


Woodvale

A southern suburb of Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3011).

A western suburb and ward in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J3175).

A suburb of Perth, in the Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo, Western Australia.


Irishtown

An inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland, close to the harbour (Irish grid ref O 1833).

A suburb of Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2616).


St Marys

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.


South Burnie

A locality and suburb of the City of Burnie, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Kents Hill

Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow#English

A suburb in Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow parish, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8937).


Monkston

A suburb in Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow parish, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8938).


Lawnswood

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref SE2638).


Hockerill

Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford#English

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

An eastern suburb of Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4921).


Farnborough Green

A suburban area north of Farnborough, Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England, across the river from Frimley, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8757).


Warners Bay

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia


Nelson Bay

A suburb of Port Stephens, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Medowie

A suburb of Port Stephens, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia


Chatswood

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


Treeby

A southern suburb of Perth, in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia, named after settlers Joseph and Emma Treeby.


Walkerville

Brough with St Giles
Brough with St Giles#English

A suburban area in Brough with St Giles parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2098).

A suburb and local government area (the Town of Walkerville) in Adelaide, South Australia, named after Captain John Walker.


Batley Carr

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323).


Mundaring

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A suburb and local government area (the Shire of Mundaring) east of Perth, Western Australia.


Woolfold

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7811).


Greenmount

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7714).

A suburb of Perth, in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia.


Stone Cross

A suburb in Sandwich parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3257).


Methilhill

A western suburb of Methil, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3599).


Ballynoe

A suburb of Cobh, on Great Island, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7767).


Stamperland

East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire#English

A suburb of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5758).


Norwest

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Tuggerah

A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia.


Heath Town

An eastern suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9399).


Monmore Green

A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9297).


Las Piedras

A suburb of Bella Unión, Artigas department, Uruguay.


Brookside

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A western suburb of Chesterfield, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3570).


Malinslee

A suburban area in Great Dawley parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6908).


Oullins

A suburb and former commune, in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.


Rondebosch

A southern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa.


Green Street

Elstree and Borehamwood
Elstree and Borehamwood#English

A suburban area in Elstree and Borehamwood parish and Shenley parish, Hertsmere district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TQ1998).


Barton upon Irwell

A suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7697).


Stantonbury

A civil parish and suburb in the city of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8441).


Gabalfa

A suburb and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1678).


Mynachdy

A suburb in Gabalfa community, Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1678).


Hellesdon

A large village, civil parish, and suburb of Norwich in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2012).


Westford

A suburb of Alness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6469).


Burnbank

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A northern suburb of the town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7056).


St Johns

A suburb of Lewisham, borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3776).


Leafield

A southern suburb of Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8669).


Haydon Wick

A suburb and civil parish in Swindon borough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1388).


West Harrow

A suburb west of the town centre in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1487).


Two Waters

Probably named after the River Gade, and River Bulbourne, which joins the Gade at Two Waters. The Grand Union Canal also passes through the area.

Bradshaw tells me to note "the square tower and short spire of its ancient church", observing also that "there are several paper mills in the neighbourhood", of which "that of the Messrs. Dickinson and Longman, at Two Waters, deserves a visit".

2024 August 7, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: destination Bletchley”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 58:

A suburb of Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0505).

Grand Union Canal
River Bulbourne
River Gade


Narngulu

Greater Geraldton
Greater Geraldton#English

An outer suburb of Geraldton, in the City of Greater Geraldton, Western Australia.


Mount Helena

A suburb of Perth, in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia, named after the Helena River.


Swan View

An eastern suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan and Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia.


The Green

A suburb of Newport Pagnell, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8743).

A suburb of Penistone, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2402).


Chingford Hatch

Hatch is presumably from Old English hæċ.

A southern suburb of Chingford, borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3892).


Glen Iris

In Melbourne, apparently named after a ship called "Iris".

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Boroondara and City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia.


Letham

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A western suburb of Perth, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO0924).


Marehay

A southern suburb of Ripley, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3948).


Grange Park

A suburb in the borough of Enfield, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3195).

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A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ4993).


Kingsford

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, named after Charles Kingsford Smith.


Mickleham

A northern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia.


Longlevens

An outer suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, north-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SO8520).


South Perth

An inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia.


Glenfield

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.

A suburb on the North Shore of the city of Auckland, New Zealand.


Nawton

A western suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.


Castle Vale

A suburb and housing estate in the east of the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1491).


Lane Ends

An outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8754).

A suburb in Horsforth parish, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2239).


Keckwick

A suburban area in Sandymoor parish and Daresbury parish, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5783).


Offerton

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9188).


Tillington

A suburb of Stafford, Staffordshire, north-west of the town centre (OS grid ref SJ9124).


Lidcombe

Unknown. There is a Lidcombe Hill and Lidcombe Wood in Stanway parish, Gloucestershire, England.

A suburb of Sydney in Cumberland council area and City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.


Narellan

A suburb of Sydney in Camden council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Forcett

A rural locality and suburban area in Sorell council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Marple Bridge

A suburb of Marple, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9689).


Hilltop

A suburb of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9602).

A suburb of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand.


Chickenley

An eastern suburb of Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2621).


Orton Longueville

A suburb and civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, at one time a village (OS grid ref TL1696).


Lane Cove

A suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Longueville

A suburb of Sydney in Lane Cove council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Hazlehead

Hazlehead
Hazlehead Bridge railway station

A western suburb of Aberdeen, Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8905).


Chapel Allerton

A northern suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3037).


Clay Lake

A suburb of Spalding, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2521).


Fallside

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A suburban area in North Lanarkshire council area, near Uddingston, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7160).


Noel Park

A suburban area in Wood Green, borough of Haringey, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3190).


West Green

A suburban area between Wood Green and Tottenham, borough of Haringey, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3289).

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A suburban area in Cudworth ward, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3708).

A suburb of Crawley, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ2637).


Applecross

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after the Scottish locality.


Shenley Church End

A suburb and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8336).


Rosherville

From Rosher + -ville, named after Jeremiah Rosher.

A suburb of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ6374).

Rosherville Gardens
Rosherville Halt railway station


Squirrels Heath

A suburb and ward near Gidea Park, borough of Havering, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ5389).


Brook Street

A western suburb of Brentwood, Brentwood district, Essex, on a main road with the same name (OS grid ref TQ5792).

Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling#English

A suburb of Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, with a street of the same name (OS grid ref TQ5845).


Shottery

A suburb and former village in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, the location of Anne Hathaway's Cottage (OS grid ref SP1854).


Lychpit

From lych + pit, lych being from Old English lic (“corpse”), so it probably refers to a burial pit.

Old Basing and Lychpit
Old Basing and Lychpit#English

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A modern suburb in Old Basing and Lychpit parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6653).


Holme Wood

A suburb and housing estate in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SE1931).


Meole Brace

Apparently named after the Meole Brook, an old name for the Rea Brook.

A southern suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4810).


Mount Melville

Mount Melville
Mount Melville railway station

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small mountain and suburb of the City of Albany, southern Western Australia, named after Viscount Melville.


Bradley Fold

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, halfway between Bury and Bolton town centres (OS grid ref SD7508).