Roads A - I

Road Name	Area	Date	Grid Ref.	Person/ Place	Reason	Notes
Abbey Street	off Murray Road	1893	SP 511758	It is reputed that the street was named after George Abbey (1848- 1938)	In the 1880s he was the owner of a "hansom cab" which he used to collect people from the railway station.	Family members say that he had stables in Abbey Street. In the 1880s he was living in Spring Street and was described as a cab driver and beer retailer. By 1901 he was the landlord of the 'Woolpack' in Lower Street, Hillmorton.
Acacia Grove	off Lancaster Road	c1914	SP 503758	It is said to have been so named because the pavement was originally lined with Acacia trees.	Acacia trees are natives of tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world, particularly in Australia and Africa.	See also Maple, Poplar & Sycamore Groves.
Acer Close	Brownsover, off Redwood Road	2018	SP 508779	Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus	The sycamore is a deciduous, broad-leafed tree native to to central, eastern and southern Europe. It was probably introduced into the UK in the Middle Ages and is now a naturalised species.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the West of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Adams Street	New Bilton, off Lawford Road	1905	SP 494753	George Adams (1830-1908)	George Adams was the first full-time Secretary of the Rugby Co-operative Society (1875-1903) and after that was its General Overseer until his death.	The Rugby Co-operative Society built the houses in Adams Street for their employees.
Addison Road	Between Bilton Road, Bilton, and Lawford Road, New Bilton.	1880s	SP 491753	Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719)	Essayist, poet and politician. Addison owned the manor of Bilton and resided in Bilton Hall from 1711 to 1719. In 1716, he married Charlotte (1680 -1731), the widow of Richard, 6th Earl of Warwick. See also Steele Street. A memorial statue of Addison is in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey.	Prior to 1954 the part of the present day Addison Road between Bilton Road and Sow Brook was named as Campbell Road and the hill section from Sow Brook to the cemetery entrance was known as Croop Hill. Campbell Road was presumably named after James Archibald Campbell (1807 - 1879), see Campbell Street, New Bilton.
Adkinson Avenue	Dunchurch, off Coventry Road.	1949	SP 483714	Emma Adkinson, nee Earlam, (1877-1946)	Arthur Lewis Adkinson (1876-1954) nominated the name of this road in memory of his deceased wife, Emma Adkinson.	Arthur Lewis Adkinson (1876-1954) was chairman of the former Rugby Rural District Council from 1949 to 1951, having represented Dunchurch on the Council since 1928. He was also elected as a member of Warwickshire County Council in 1929 and became an Alderman in 1938. In that year he was appointed as a Justice of the Peace.
Albert Square	off Albert Street	1990	SP 507754	Albert Joseph Richardson (1811 - 68) (see also Albert Street)	His mother, Mrs Anne Richardson (1791 - 1861), owned the land on which Albert Square was made.	Mrs Richardson inherited considerable land in 1828 when her husband, James Richardson, died. Albert Joseph was her oldest son.
Albert Street	Town Centre, off Church Street	1851	SP 505752	Albert Joseph Richardson (1811 - 68).	His mother, Mrs Anne Richardson (1791 - 1861) owned the land on which Albert Street was made.	Mrs Richardson inherited considerable land in 1828 when her husband, James Richardson, died. Albert Joseph was her oldest son. See also James Street.
Alexandra Road	off Wood Street	1904	SP 507758	Alexandra of Denmark (1844 - 1925)	She was the wife of the then reigning British monarch, King Edward VII (1901 - 10). (see also King Edward Road)	She married Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1863. Their coronation was in 1902.
Alfred Green Close	off Dunchurch Road	1978	SP 501744	Alfred Thomas Green (1918 - 76)	Alderman & Mayor of Rugby Borough Council (1968 - 69)	He was also a Borough councillor (1958 - 76) and an estate agent in the Town.
Alicia Close	Cawston, off Gerard Road	2002	SP 472738	Alicia Anne Spottiswoode (1810-1900)	Alicia was a Scottish songwriter and composer. Today she is chiefly known as the composer of the tune for “Annie Laurie”. (see also Spottiswood Close.)	In 1836, Alicia married the Rt. Hon. John Douglas Montagu-Douglas-Scott, who, in 1827, had inherited the Buccleuch estates in the Dunchurch area, including Cawston, which became their chief residence.
Allesley Road	Newbold, off Norman Road	1949	SP 497769	Boughton-Leigh family.	Allesley is one of the Boughton-Leigh family names.	In St Botolph's Church in Newbold there is a tomb for Sir Geoffrey de Allesley who died in 1401.
Alwyn Road	off Main Street, Bilton	1934	SP 482736	It is said to have been named after Alwyn Wootton Crowther (1922-2000).	His father Thomas Edward Crowther (1893-1963) owned part of the land on which the road was built.	Thomas Edward Crowther was an agent and building society branch manager and in 1932 was elected to the first Rugby Borough Council.
Ambleside	Brownsover, off Buttermere	1974	SP 518770	Ambleside, Cumbria	Ambleside is a town about a mile from the head of Lake Windermere, England's largest lake.	Ambleside is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Ambleside had a population of 2,600 in the 2011 Census.
Anderson Avenue	Rokeby Estate, off Kingsway	1939	SP 501740	Anne Rose Anderson, née Wood, (1852 – 1940).	She was the niece of Richard Henry Wood. She married William Henry Anderson (1846 – 1911) in 1885.	She inherited Rokeby House in 1908 from Richard Henry Wood. Rokeby Estate was built on part of the former farm estate attached to Rokeby House
Anson Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Frobisher Road	1960s	SP 483747	George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, (1697 - 1762)	Admiral, RN (1746 - 61)	Anson circumnavigated the world (1740 - 44) & captured the Manila Spanish treasure galleon. Was 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1751 – 62).
Arden Close	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Montague Road	1971	SP 490725	Forest of Arden	The Forest of Arden is the setting of "As You Like It", a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1599. Arden may be either the forest of the same name in Warwickshire or may refer to the forested area of the Ardennes in north east France.	When the Woodlands Estate was laid out in 1964 the Council selected road names "having regard to the quarter centenary of Shakespeare's birth" in 1564.
Ariel Way	Bilton, Woodlamds Estate, off Wolsey Road	1964	SP 488726	“Ariel” is a spirit who does the bidding of Prospero, the overthrown Duke of Milan.	Ariel is a character in “The Tempest”, a play by William Shakespeare that was written in 1610/11. Prospero is the main character in the play.	The names of most roads in the Woodlands Estate were selected by the Council “with regard to the quarter-centenary of the birth of Shakespeare.” (see also Shakespeare Gardens.)
Arnold Street	Town Centre, off Railway Terrace	1874	SP 507754	Dr Thomas Arnold DD (1795 - 1842)	Headmaster, Rugby School (1828 - 42)	Dr Arnold was famous for reforming the way the School was run, & turning its fortunes around.
Aspen Close	Brownsover, off Aspen Road	2014	SP 511780	Aspen, Populus tremula	The Aspen is a deciduous, broad -leaf tree, native to the UK and most of Europe.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Aspen Road	Brownsover, off Lower Lodge Avenue	2013	SP 510780	Aspen, Populus tremula	The Aspen is a deciduous, broad-leaf tree, native to the UK and most of Europe.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Aspen Walk	Brownsover, off Aspen Road	2013	SP 511780	Aspen, Populus tremula	The aspen is a deciduous, broad-leaf tree, native to the UK and most of Europe.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue. to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Assheton Close	Bilton, off Magnet Lane	1965	SP 482736	The Assheton family	This family had a long association with Bilton from 1862 when the Rev Richard Orme Assheton MA (1836-1909) came to the village as its Rector (1862-1900).	Other prominent members of the Assheton family to live in Bilton were 1) the Rev William Orme Assheton (1866-1953), who succeeded his uncle, R O Assheton, as rector, and 2) William's son Nicholas Master Assheton (1905-94) who was mayor of Rugby in 1965-66.
Astley Place	Hillmorton, off Bucknill Crescent	1940	SP 536735	Astley family members	The Astley family were Lords of the Manor of Hillmorton from 1166 when Philip de Astley obtained possession. The manor remained in their hands until it was sold to Mr James Vere in 1771. In the reign of Henry III, a charter was granted to Thomas de Astley, then Lord of the Manor of Hillmorton, for a weekly Market on a Saturday, and an annual Fair, to begin on the eve of St John the Baptist, and to continue for three days.	Astley Place was one road of a Hillmorton estate laid out in 1937 by the Borough Council. This group of roads were all given names after people or organisations associated with the village.
Avocet Close	Brownsover, off Coton Park Drive	2002	SP 515783	Avocet, Recurvirostra Avocetta	The Avocet is a British wader with a distinctive up-curved black bill and a white and black plumage.	The roads off Coton Park Drive, Brownsover, have been named after British birds.
Badby Leys	off Orson Leys	1964	SP 499732	Badby village, near Daventry, Northants	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, suitable for grazing animals.	Badby’s origin is pre-Domesday and its name consists of an Old English personal name (Badda) and an Old Scandinavian (i.e. Viking) element, by, meaning ‘farmstead. The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose villages in Northamptonshire is not known.
Bank Street	off Regent Street	1901	SP 504753	It is uncertain why this street was so named.	A former resident understood that it was to be named Post Office Street, after the nearby, new post office in Albert Street but due to dissatisfaction with the new post office premises, it was decided to name it Bank Street after the nearby, bank in Church Street that had a grander appearance.	Bank Street was part of the development by the Rugby Freehold Land Society of the Moat Estate.
Barby Road	off Hillmorton Road	see Notes column	SP 504749	Barby, Northampton-shire	It was the historic route between Rugby and Barby, known as the Barby road. Matthew Bloxam recalled that “…in 1813 on the Barby Road there was no house or building, except a barn or two, for a mile.”	Barby is of Old Scandinavian (i.e. Viking) origin meaning ‘farmstead or village on the hill(s)’. It probably started out as a bridle way. It was known as Watergate Street from the mid 18th cen to 1891 when it received its present name.
Barnaby Road	Rugby, off Technology Drive	2014	SP 504765	"Barnaby Rudge"	The hero of the eponymously entitled novel written by Charles Dickens in 1841.	The streets in this area of Rugby were given names associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Barrington Road	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Frobisher Road	1960s	SP 481745	Samuel Barrington (1729 - 1800)	Admiral, RN (1787 – 90). Apart from five years following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, most of his fifty year naval career from 1740 to 1790 was spent at sea.	A portrait of Barrington by Sir Joshua Reynolds can be seen at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Barton Road	Bilton, off Overslade Lane	1956	SP 490735	Clement Mervyn Barton (1885 - 1952)	Clement Barton resided at Red Lodge, Overslade Lane and owned the land on which Barton Road was built.	He was a former Army Captain and veterinary surgeon who, after WW1, devoted his life to breeding racehorses. He is said to have been a partner of Capt Harry Rich and to have owned Handley Cross Farm when it was sold to the government for the Rugby Radio Station.
Bath Street	Town Centre, off Clifton Road	see Notes column	SP 507751	It was originally a narrow country lane, known as Bath Lane.	The lane is said to have been named from being the route taken by boys from Rugby School on their way to popular bathing places in the River Avon.	The lane was familiarly known as Pigstye Lane from the pig-houses on its eastern side at the town end. It became a residential street from 1878.
Bawnmore Road	Bilton, off The Green	1934	SP 484737	‘Bawnmore'	Bawnmore was a large house near to the present junction between Bawnmore Road and Overslade Lane.	The estate attached to Bawnmore House was about 35 acres in area. The part of the present Bawnmore Road between Dunchurch Road and the junction with Overslade Lane was originally known as Featherbed Lane after the nearby Featherbed Farm.
Beaconsfield Avenue	St Maries Estate, Off Churchill Road	1958	SP 502744	Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG PC FSA (1804 – 81)	He was a British politician and writer. During his parliamentary career from 1837 to 1876, he held many political offices that included twice serving as Prime Minister. Following his ennoblement in 1876, he was Leader of the House of Lords until his death.	As he was ennobled late in life, he is better known as Disraeli. Amongst his writings were 16 novels and several political non-fiction works including a political biography, the Life of Lord George Bentinck,
Beatty Drive	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Blackwood Avenue	1957	SP 486745	David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, (1871 - 1936)	Admiral of the Fleet, RN (1919 - 27). He became 1st Sea Lord in 1919.	He was well known to residents of the town and district as he frequently visited “The Moat” in Church Street, Rugby, the home of his father, Captain David Longfield Beatty, whilst on holiday from the Navy. He was buried in St Paul’s Cathedral, London.
Beckfoot Close	Brownsover, off Dunnerdale	1984	SP 517775	Beckfoot, Cumbria	Beckfoot is a coastal hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St Cuthbert, about 3 miles south of Siloth. It is about 25 miles to the west of the county town of Carlisle.	In the 2011 Census, Holme St Cuthbert parish had a population of 465.
Bell Road	Rugby, off Tecnology Drive	2016	SP 509763	Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)	A G Bell was a teacher of deaf people and the inventor of the telephone. His patents of 1876 and 1877 became the fundamental telephone patents.	A G Bell was born in Edinburgh, but became a naturalized American citizen in 1874. After his success with the telephone, he interested himself in a wide range of topics.
Bell Walk	Hillmorton, off Wesley Road		SP 534738	Bell Inn, High Street, Hillmorton	The licensee of the Bell Inn, Mr Arnold Elliott, was also President of the National Association of Licensed Victuallers National Homes when they developed Bell Walk.	The homes in Bell Walk were built by the Association for Retired Publicans.
Belmont Road	Rokeby Estate, off Kingsway	1938	SP 501740	Belmont House, Sidmouth, Devon.	Richard Henry Wood (1820 – 1908), moved from Rugby to Sidmouth in 1895 in order to take advantage of its mild climate. On his retirement in 1874 from a Manchester business career, Mr Wood lived in Rugby until his removal to Devon. (See also the Biographies section of this website.)	Richard Henry Wood’s generosity helped to provide the town of Rugby with the Hospital of St Cross and a public library in St Matthews Street. Rokeby Estate was built on part of the former Rokeby Farm estate that he had owned.
Bennfield Road	off West Leyes	1931	SP 499752	Bennfield House	Built in 1669 Bennfield House was the North Street family residence of the Benn family from 1813.	Bennfield House was demolished in 1930 and the site is now (2017) occupied by Barclays Bank. The 'field' in the name refers to land to the west of North Street, opposite, that was part of the house estate or gardens.
Benn Street	off Cromwell Road	1905	SP 511745	George Charles Benn BA (1822-1895)	G C Benn was the youngest of five brothers, none of whom had married. As each of them died much of their wealth was passed on to the surviving brothers until George Charles Benn became the custodian of the family wealth and a very rich man. They all made generous contributions to Rugby and neighbouring communities.	The road was laid out by the Rugby Freehold Land Society on Naseby's Field which they purchased in 1902. Amongst his generosity to the town, George Benn defrayed the cost of the new tower and spire on St Andrew's Church and also the erection of a school in Craven Road, (Benn School). He also bequeathed the "Shoulder of Mutton" and £6,000 to the Local Board of Health which was used by its successor, the Rugby Urban District Council, to erect the Benn Buildings in the High Street as its municipal offices. Today his memorial is the Benn Hall, adjoining the Town Hall.
Beswick Gardens	Bilton, off Bawnmore Road	1964	SP 487734	Joseph William Beswick (1888 - 1963)	Mayor of Rugby (1942-43); he was a member of the Rugby Urban District Council and its successor, the Rugby Borough Council, from 1925 until 1947.	By occupation, he was an engineer at the BTH in Rugby (1920 - 52). He was an active member of the Rotary Club in Rugby.
Biart Place	off Clifton Road	1967	SP 516755	Douglas Edgar Biart (1894 - 1986)	Clerk to Rugby UDC (1928 - 32) & and its successor, the Rugby Borough Council (1932 - 54).	When he retired he was made an honorary freeman of the town. A highlight of his career was his successful presentation in 1932 of the petition by Rugby UDC to a Privy Council enquiry for a Charter of Incorporation as a Municipal Borough.
Bilton Road	Town Centre, off Corporation Street	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 500750	Bilton Village	It was the historic route from Rugby to Bilton & onward to the County town of Warwick. It was part of the Rugby & Warwick Turnpike (1818 -78).	In the mid 18th cen. that part of Bilton Road running south west from its junction with Lawford Road to Oakfield (a large residence/preparatory school) was known as Warwick Street. In the Domesday Book ‘Bilton’ was spelt either as Beltone or as Bentone. Its original meaning (Old English) was possibly “farmstead where henbane grows”.
Blackthorn Close	Brownsover, off Lower Lodge Avenue	2014	SP 510778	Blackthorn, Prunus speriosa	The blackthorn, also known as the sloe, is a small deciduous tree native to the UK and most of Europe. Its berries are used as a flavouring in sloe gin.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Blackwood Avenue	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Addison Road	1958	SP 488745	Sir Henry Blackwood KCB, (1770 - 1832)	Vice-Admiral, RN (1825 - 32)	Captain of frigate Euryalus at Trafalgar, 1805. There is a memorial tablet for him in the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Cathedral.
Blake Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Cunningham Way	1960s	SP 482745	Sir Geoffrey Blake KCB, (1882 - 1968)	Vice-Admiral, RN (1935 - 38)	In 1938 he retired early from active service due to ill health.
Bleaberry	Brownsover, off Copeland	1978	SP 511773	Bleaberry Tarn, Cumbria	Bleaberry Tarn lies in a corrie below the fells of Red Pike and High Stile. The stream Sour Milk Gill descends from the tarn to Buttermere.	Bleaberry is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. A tarn is a small lake in mountains, usually fomed by glaciers. There is also a fell named Bleaberry with a height of 1,936 feet (590 m). It is on the main watershed between Thirlmere and Borrowdale.
Bloxam Gardens	off Bilton Road	1938	SP 496748	Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1805 - 88) - see also Biographies section of this website.	A local antiquarian & solicitor (1827 - 88). Until about 1990 the spelling on the street sign was ‘Bloxham’.	Matthew Bloxam lived in Rugby for all his life. He was an elected member of the Local Board of Health (1855 – 64) and was clerk to the Rugby Petty Sessions (1831 – 71)
Bloxam Place	off Warwick Street	1934	SP 501750	Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1805 - 88) - see also Biographies section of this website.	A local antiquarian & solicitor (1827 - 88)	Prior to 1934, Bloxam Place was a private, un-named road from 1842 adjoining Bloxam's house in St Matthews Street.
Blyth Close	Cawston, off Turchill Road	2004	SP 475738	Charles Edward Blyth (1871-1940)	In 1911, Blyth took a 21 year lease of the Cawston House estate. In 1919 he purchased the property from its owner, the 1st Lord Waring, London art dealer and land speculator.	In 1925, the Cawston House estate was sold to the Hon. Kenneth Mackay, who later became Viscount Glenapp and the 2nd Earl of Inchcape. Blyth was a member of Charles Nelson and Co Ltd, cement manufacturers of Stockton, Warwickshire.
Bond Street	New Bilton, off Bridget Street	(see also Reason column)	SP 496754	see ‘Notes’ column	Prior to 1949 it was named Bull Street after the builder, W H Bull of Northampton. The name change took place following a petition by the residents.	At the meeting of the Borough Council that approved this change of name, it was implied that the street was renamed after the famous London street as none of its residents would object to the new choice of name.
Bonnnington Close	Lower Hillmorton, off Constable Road	1966	SP 536741	Richard Parkes Bonington (1802 – 28)	English Romantic landscape painter. He spent most of his short life on the French Atlantic coast.	His landscapes were mostly of coastal scenes, with a low horizon and large sky. He died of TB in London. The close has always been spelt with a 'double-n', contrary to the spelling of the artist's name.
Borrowdale	Brownsover, off Grizedale	1976	SP 518775	Borrowdale, Cumbria	The civil parish of Borrowdale covers a considerable area south of Derwent Water in and around Borrowdale valley and includes several small settlements in the valley.	Borrowdale is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. In the 2011 Census the population of the parish of Borrowdale was 417.
Boswell Road	off Tennyson Avenue	1959	SP 494731	James Boswell (1740 – 95)	Scottish lawyer, diarist and author.	He met Dr Samuel Johnson on several occasions and toured Scotland with him in 1763. His last meeting with Johnson was in 1784. His Life of Samuel Johnson, considered by many to be the most celebrated biography in the English language, was published in 1791.
Boughton Road	Brownsover, off Leicester Road	1916	SP 508772	The Boughton family. The first known user of this surname was Thomas Boughton of Lawford during the fifteenth century.	The Boughtons were a long established Warwickshire family. A junior arm of this family, the Boughton-Leighs, resided at Brownsover Hall.	Boughton Road was built on part of the former Brownsover estate.
Boundary Road	off Hillmorton Road	1932	SP 516745	The boundary of Rugby Parish	Boundary Road runs along part of the boundary line between Rugby & Hillmorton parishes.	Prior to the boundary changes of 1932, it was also on the boundary line of Rugby Urban District Council.
Bowen Road	Hillmorton Paddox Estate, off Hillmorton Road	1925	SP 510742	Charles John Bowen Cooke J P (1859 - 1920)	The developer of the road, the Rugby Freehold Land Society, named it after Bowen Cooke, a former president (1903 - 20).	He was also the running superintendent at Rugby of the L&NW Railway and from 1909 until his death was chief mechanical engineer of the L&NWR
Bow Fell	Brownsover, off Hawlands	1975	SP 517770	Bowfell Mountain, Cumbria	Bowfell lies in the centre of the Lake District in the Southern Fells area. At 2,959 feet (902 m), Bowfell is the sixth highest mountain in the Lake District.	Bow Fell is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. The Ordnance Survey maps name the mountain as Bow Fell. A fell is the local name for a mountain or hill.
Bracken Close	Bilton, off Bracken Drive	1983	SP 493742	Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum	Huge, widespread, ancient. Bracken is thought to be the most common plant in the world and is found on all continents except Antartica. In the UK, they thrive in woodland	On the Woodlands estate, Bracken Close is one of a small group of roads that have been named after plants that grow on heathlands, moors and bogs in the UK.
Bracken Drive	Bilton, off Ferndown Road	1983	SP492743	Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum	The bracken is widely spread and its origins are ancient. It is thought to be the most common plant in the world and is found on all continents except Antartica. In the UK, they thrive in woodland.	On the Woodlands estate, Bracken Drive is one of a small group of roads that have been named after plants that grow on heathlands, moors and bogsin the UK.
Brafield Leys	off Norton Leys	1979	SP 501730	Brafield on the Green, a village south east of Northampton.	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, suitable for grazing animals.	The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose villages in Northamptonshire is not known.
Brambling Close	Brownsover, off Coton Park Drive	2001	SP 514780	Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla	The brambling is a medium-small member of the finch family that is a winter visitor to Britain from northern Europe.	The roads off Coton Park Drive, Brownsover, have been named after British birds.
Brand Road	Rugby, off Projects Drive	2010	SP 509768	Brands Hatch Circuit, Fawkham, Longfield, Kent.	Brands Hatch Circuit hosts racing of motor cars, motor cycles and trucks.	Brand Road is one of the roads near to, and off Projects Drive that is named after motor sport venues in the UK.
Braunston Place	off Percival Road	1936	SP 516737	Braunston, Northamptonshire	Braunston is a village to the east of Rugby just within the Northants boundary. In 2011 it had a population of 1,759.	Braunston is of early Saxon origin and is recorded in the Domesday Book as Brandestone. The original meaning of the name was “farmstead of a man called Brant”. Braunston became an important canal centre on the through route between the North and London, following a junction being made there in 1803 between the Oxford and Grand Junction canals.
Bridge Street	Rugby, off Sun Street.	1900	SP 514754	This street name refers to the road bridge that crosses the former Great Central Railway (later part of the LNER).	The road bridge connects Sun Street with Rokeby Street.	Although this line closed as a through route between the north and London in September 1966, the section between Rugby and Nottingham continued as a local branch providing a DMU passenger service until May 1969.
Brindley Road	Hillmorton, off Lower Street	1966	SP 534742	James Brindley (1716 - 72)	A millwright, he became prominent as a builder of many of the early English canals. One of these was the Oxford Canal which passes near Rugby, although he died before it was completed	Brindley Road leads, via The Locks (qv), to a flight of three, doubled, locks on the Oxford Canal and some old buildings which were the local depot of the canal engineering department.
Brodie Close	Rugby, off Hopps Lodge Drive	2006	SP 515749	Francis Brodie Lodge (1880-1967)	Brodie Lodge was one of the founders of Lodge Plugs Ltd. For 45 years, until his retirement, he was managing director of the company. In 1913 he was joined by Bernard Hopps as a joint mangaing director.	Brodie Close is one of three residential roads that were erected on the former site of the Lodge Plugs factory in St Peters Road when Morgan Matroc Ltd moved production to a new factory in Central Park Drive, Brownsover.
Bronte Close	off Clifton Road	1995	SP 514751	Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë (1816 - 55, 1818 - 48, 1820 – 49, respectively)	These sisters were renowned English novelists and poets. A memorial tablet for the three sisters is in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey.	Bronte Close is on former site of the Rugby High School for Girls, which named one of its school houses after the sisters.
Broom Close	Bilton, off Bracken Drive	1983	SP 492742	Broom, Cytisus scoparius	Broom is a large shrub of heaths, open woodlands and coastal habitats. Like Gorse, it has bright yellow flowers, but it doesn't have any spines, and smells of vanilla.	On the Woodlands estate Broom Close is one of a small group of roads that have been named after plants that grow on heathlands, moors and bogs in the UK.
Browning Road	Hillmorton, Low Hills Estate, off Mellor Road	1961	SP 539738	Charles William Browning MBE (1880 - 1947)	He was a member of the Rugby Urban District Council and its successor, the Rugby Borough Council, from 1923 to 1945. He became mayor of Rugby (1936 - 37) and was also an alderman of both the Rugby Borough and Warwickshire County Councils.	He was the first Labour mayor, having been a trade union official and plasterer. As part of his contribution to the town and the county he served on many public service committees.
Brudenell Close	Cawston, off Turchill Road	2002	SP 472736	George Brudenell, 1st Duke of Montagu (2nd creation) KG, PC, FRS (1712-90)	In 1730 he married Lady Mary, Montagu, daughter of John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1st creation). In 1749 they inherited the estates of the 2nd Duke, including Cawston and George assumed the surname “Montagu”. In 1766 he was created Duke of Montagu, a title which had become extinct with the death of his father-in-law.	He became the 4th Earl of Cardigan on the death of his father in 1732. On his death, only his daughters survived him, and thus the Dukedom again became extinct. Much of his personal estate passed to his daughter, Elizabeth, who, in 1767, had married Henry, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch.
Buchanan Road	off Bilton Road	1937	SP 492745	David Buchanan BA (1830-1900)	He was a nationally known cricketer, having played for the Gentlemen of England and the All England Eleven. He was also a founder member & the first Captain of Warwickshire County Cricket Club (1882 - 83).	He was an elected member of the Local Board of Health and its successor, the Rugby Urban District Council (1881 - 99). Amongst his other local activities he was a player and officer of the Rugby Cricket Club and an officer of the Rugby Lawn Tennis Club.
Bucknill Crescent	Hillmorton, off Chamberlain Road	1939	SP 535735	John Townsend Bucknill (1843-1935)	The Bucknill family was well known in Rugby from the 1780s. J T Bucknill became Lord of the Manor of Hillmorton when he inherited Hillmorton Hall in 1889 from his mother, Mary Anne Bucknill. In 1864 he had been gazetted as a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, and spent much of his military career at the War Office, finally retiring in 1887 due to deafness, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Co;onel.	Bucknill Crescent was one road of a Hillmorton estate laid out in 1937 by the Borough Council. This group of roads were all given names after people or organisations associated with the village. Although he was Lord of the Manor of Hillmorton, his main residence appears to have been at Thornfield House, Thornefield Bitterne, near Southampton.
Burnside	off Westfield Road	1938	SP 496746	It is presumed that it was so named because of the brook (or 'burn') that ran through the Westfield estate.	The road was built on the 31½ acre estate attached to Westfield House in Bilton Road.	Among the former owners of the estate was Richard Pennington (1799 - 1885), a retired cotton manufacturer and merchant.
Butlers Leap	off Clifton Road	see Notes column	SP 521759	Named after a Rugby School boy named Butler	The boy is famed for jumping clear over Clifton Brook in 1849 where it was crossed by the Clifton Road. The road and brook were re-aligned in 1906, thereby preventing similar 'leaps' in modern times.	The name of the boy was Arthur Gray Butler, (1832-1909) son of the Rev Dr Butler of Gayton, Northants. The road named Butler’s Leap runs through several industrial estates and has no residences.
Butlin Road	off Clifton Road	1920	SP 518754	Butlin family	Following the death of her husband, William Butlin (1730 - 91), a draper, Ann Butlin (1743 - 1826) acquired a banking business from Samuel Clay and re-named it Butlins Bank.	Ann Butlin's eldest child, William (1773 - 1837), managed the bank until his death. The Bank was then inherited by William's youngest sister, Maria Benn, née Butlin, (1787 - 1881) and passed into the ownership of the Benn family. (see also Benn Street.) It was sold to the Lloyds Banking Company in 1868.
Buttermere	Brownsover, off Hawlands	1975	SP 519770	Buttermere village and lake, Cumbria	The village of Buttermere lies between the lakes of Buttermere and Crummock Water and has the summit of Grasmoor to the north. Buttermere lake is quite small, being just 1¼ miles long by a ¼ mile wide and 75 feet deep.	Buttermere is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. The civil parish of Buttermere, which extends for a considerable area around the village, had a population of 121 in the 2011 Census.
Caldecott Street	Town centre, off Hillmorton Road	1879	SP 512747	Thomas Caldecott (1798 - 1875)	Lord of the Manor of Rugby (1826 - 75); High Sheriff of the County of Warwick.	He gave a site in Church Street, Rugby and paid for the erection of St Andrews Girls School (later known as Trinity Schools) upon it. The land upon which Caldecott Street and Temple Street were built, was purchased by The Rugby Freehold Land Society (their Rugby Estate #2) in 1868 from the executors of the late Count Wratislaw (1788-1853).
Callier Close	Cawston, off Calvestone Road	2004	SP 476739	Nellie Gurney-Callier (1876-1956)	Miss Gurney-Callier ran Cawston House Girls School at Cawston House from 1938 to 1956. (For more information aboutCawston House see Creswell Place.)	Prior to 1938 her school was based in Leamington Spa and known as Shrublands Hall Girls School.
Calvestone Road	Cawston, off Lawford Lane	2002	SP 478743	Cawston, near Rugby, Warwickshire.	Calvestone was the name by which Cawston was known in the Domesday Book survey of 1086. As time passed, the name Calvestone became Causton or Cawston.	The name Calvestone probably meant “Kalf’s Farm”.
Cambridge Street	off Clifton Road	1878	SP 512752	The reason behind this street name is not known.	As Cambridge Street was built about the same time as Oxford Street, it is presumed that both streets were named after the famous University towns.	Most clergy of the established church at that time obtained their degree at either Cambridge or Oxford University. In 745 Cambridge was referred to as Grontabricc, meaning ‘bridge on the River Granta’. The name change from Grant- to Cam- is due to Norman influence.
Campbell Street	New Bilton, off Lawford Road	1890s	SP 493753	James Archibald Campbell (1807 - 1879)	An experimental & scientific dairy farmer who owned Newland Farm in New Bilton. Also a prominent Rugby businessman and magistrate.	He was resident in Rugby from about 1850 until his decease. Apart from his farm, his interests included The Rugby Advertiser (proprietor and editor 1852 to 1860), the Rugby Hospital, the Workmen's Rest in Castle Street, the Warwickshire Scripture Readers Society and the Liberal Association.
Campion Way	Brownsover, off Newton Manor Lane	1997	SP 515776	The Red Campion, Silene dioica, and the White Campion, Silene latifolia.	Campions are flowering plants in the Genus Silen (carnation family). In the UK, the red campion is a common flower in woodlands, along hedgerows, in fields and on roadside verges and the white campion is commonly found in fields, along hedgerows, roadside verges and on waste ground.	Campion Way is one of a group of roads in Brownsover that adjoin the north of Newton Manor Lane, centred around Campion Way, and are named after wild plants that can be seen in the British Isles.
Capulet Close	Bilton Woodlands Estate, off Cymbeline Way	1966	SP 490727	The Capulet family of Verona, Italy, in Romeo and Juliet	"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) about 1595. In it Juliet, a Capulet, is one of the two lovers whose death reconciles the Capulets with their sworn enemies the Montagues. (see also Montague Road.)	When the Woodlands Estate was laid out in 1964 the Council selected road names "having regard to the quarter centenary of Shakespeare's birth" in 1564.
Carew Walk	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Cunningham Way	1960s	SP 482744	Sir George Carew, (1504 - 45)	Admiral, RN (1545)	Sir George died when the Mary Rose foundered.
Castle Combe	Rugby, off Oulton Road	2009	SP 510770	Castle Combe Circuit, Castle Combe, Wiltshire.	Castle Combe Circuit is a venue for racing saloon, sports,and Formula Ford motor cars, and also motor cycles.	Castle Combe is one of the roads near to and off Projects Drive that are named after motor sport venues in the UK.
Catesby Road	off Hillmorton Road	1935	SP 517744	Robert Catesby (c1572 - 1605)	He was one of the leading conspirators of the unsuccessful Gunpowder Plot of 1605.	He was the owner of Ashby St Ledgers Manor where much of the Gunpowder Plot was planned.
Cave Close	Cawston, off Trussell Way	2002	SP 470736	Margaret Cave	Margaret was the wife of Thomas Boughton (d. 1558)	Following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1538, Cawston was granted by King Henry VIII to Thomas Boughton (d. 1558) in 1545. On his death, the estate passed to his eldest son, Thomas, and then two years later, on the death of the latter without issue, to his second son, Edward (d. 1589)
Cavendish Close	Cawston, off Whitefriars Drive	2004	SP 473742	William Cavendish (1552-1626), 1st Earl of Devonshire	In 1619 Cavendish married his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Boughton (d. 1589) of Cawston. and widow of Sir Richard Wortley Kt.	Cavendish was the second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. He was ennobled as Baron Cavendish of Hardwick in 1605, and was made Earl of Devonshire in 1618. It reputedly cost him £10,900 to acquire this title.
Cawston Grange Drive	Cawston, off Coventry Road	2007	SP 474733	Cawston Grange, Warwickshire	The monks of Pipewell, a Cistercian abbey near Kettering in Northamptonshire possessed several granges in the vicinity of Dunchurch, with Cawston being the most valuable.	Following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1538, Cawston was granted by King Henry VIII to Thomas Boughton (d. 1558) in 1545. His younger son, Edward (d. 1589), inherited the land in 1560 and built Cawston Hall on it about 1585.
Cawston Way	Bilton, off Magnet Lane	1918	SP 484736	Cawston Manor, Warwickshire.	Cawston adjoins Bilton to the SW. The Duke of Buccleuch’s family formerly owned much land there.	The name was suggested by the developers, the Rugby Provident Permanent Benefit Building Society. This Society has now merged with the Hinckley Building Society to become the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society.
Chamberlain Road	Hillmorton, off High Street	1939	SP 535735	Frederick Chamberlain (1864-1927)	Mr Chamberlain had joined the Oxford Canal Navigation Company in the 1890s as Superintendent of Works at Hillmorton. Following the resignation due to ill-health of Louis Neville, the then Chief Engineer of the company, Frederick Chamberlain was appointed as Chief Engineer of the company on the 31st October, 1900, a position he held until his decease.	Chamberlain Road was one road of a Hillmorton estate laid out in 1937 by the Borough Council. This group of roads were all given names after people or organisations associated with the village. Mr Chamberlain's funeral took place on Saturday, 14th May, 1927, at Arundel, Sussex, the town where his widow, Ada, was born in about 1863.
Chapel Street	Town centre, off Market Place	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 503752	The Wesleyan (or Methodist) Chapel, which was erected in 1823.	The name ‘Chapel Street’ was introduced to describe the road that led from Swan Street to West Street (now Corporation street), following the erection in it of the original Methodist chapel in 1823. By the time of the 1861 census return, the former Swan Street was also known as Chapel Street.	In 1869 a new, enlarged, Methodist Church was opened in Market Place and the former chapel premises was then used by their day schools.
Charlesfield Road	Rokeby Estate, off Kingsway	1949	SP 501740	The reason behind this street name is uncertain.	As the names chosen for most of the roads on the Rokeby Estate have clear associations with the family of R H Wood who owned the land on which the roads were built, ‘Charlesfield’ probably also has a family connection.	It is a distinct possibility that the first part of the road’s name refers to Mr Wood’s great nephew, Captain Charles Edward Anderson, (1890 – 1916) who was killed in action in France during WW1.
Charles Warren Close	off Railway Terrace	1988	SP 507753	Charles George Warren (1900-1992)	The Borough Council decided to reward Charles Warren for a lifetime of service dedicated to the town and community. The close was built approximately on the route of Pinders Lane when the area between James Street and Railway Terrace was redeveloped. (see also Pinders Lane.)	Charles Warren had been employed by the Council as a road sweeper for forty years. He also worked as a volunteer for the St Johns Ambulance for much of his life. In the Rugby Advertiser dated August 20, 1987, Mr Warren said that he was delighted to have a street named after him.
Charlotte Street	off Railway Terrace	1868	SP 507753	Charlotte Anne Wratislaw, née Keele (1799 - 1863)	This street was developed by Charlotte's husband Count William Ferdinand Wratislaw (1788 - 1853) on land that he owned.	see also William Street
Charter Road	off Balcombe Road	1934	SP 520737	Rugby Borough Council	Charter Road was named to commemorate the town receiving its Charter of Incorporation as a Borough, having previously been an urban district.	Thomas Arnold Wise (see also Wise Grove) was made 'Charter Mayor' for the incorporation ceremony. The Royal Charter was presented to him by the Right Honourable Sir Austen Chamberlain MP on behalf of King George V.
Charwelton Drive	Brownsover, Avon Park, off Staveley Way	1993	SP 520770	Charwelton, Northamptonshire.	Charwelton is a village and civil parish about 5 miles south of Daventry. Its name is derived from the River Cherwell which runs through the village.	Charwelton Drive is one of a small group of roads in Brownsover that were named after a village in or near the south of Northamptonshire. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had a population of 220.
Chaucer Road	Hillside, off Norton Leys	1964	SP 498728	Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340 – 1400)	Hw was an administrator who held many important royal posts. He is also one of the greatest english poets. He was buried in Westminster Abbey and the part of the south transept where his memorial exists is now known as Poets Corner.	Today he is best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales.
Cheshire Close	Bilton, off Lawford Lane	1967	SP 482738	Leslie Jack Cheshire (1900-76) OBE	He was a mechanical engineer of some note. He joined the BTH in 1922, later moving to English Electric. He collaborated with Sir Frank Whittle in the development of the jet engine for aircraft for which he was awarded the OBE in June 1947.	He lived for many years in Church Walk, Bilton. He was chairman of the Rugby Liberal Association. On his retirement in 1963, he moved away from Rugby.
Chimes Court	Rugby, off Barnaby Road	2014	SP 504765	"The Chimes"	The Chimes is a short novel written by Charles Dickens in 1844.	The streets in this area were given names associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Church Street	Town Centre, from Market Place	see Notes column	SP 503752	The parish church of St Andrew	The parish church has been situated in Church Street since the 12^th century.	Church Street is one of the ancient streets of the town and is where Lawrence Sheriff founded the Grammar School that became Rugby School.
Church Walk	Town Centre, off Lawrence Sheriff Street		SP 505749	The parish church of St Andrew	This road/footpath leads to the parish church from Lawrence Sheriff Street.	Until 1891 the part of Church Walk that adjoined Lawrence Sheriff Street was named Church Road
Churchill Road	St Maries Estate, off Dunchurch Road	1958	SP 501745	Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, RA (1874 – 1965)	He was a statesman who was British Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. During his time over fifty years as a British politician, in addition to being Prime Minister he held many other government offices.	Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer and an artist. His writings included two biographies, three volumes of memoirs and several histories. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. In 1920, Churchill rented School Field, the Rugby home of H C Bradby, for the six week polo season.
Claremont Road	Rugby, off Clifton Road	1897	SP 511751	Possibly named after the Claremont mansion, near Esher, Surrey.	Claremont mansion was the residence of several distinguished people between 1708 & 1930. Having initially been built only as far as Wells Street, Claremont Road was extended in 1905 to Craven Road.	At the time the road was built in Rugby, the mansion was the residence of Princess Helena, (1861 - 1922), the widow of Prince Leopold (1853 - 84), Duke of Albany, the fourth and youngest son of Queen Victoria.
Clarence Road	New Bilton, off Campbell Street	1899	SP 494754	Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864 – 92)	He was the eldest son of King Edward VII, who he predeceased.	Duke of Clarence is a title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British Royal families.
Clement Way	Cawston, off Turchill Road	2002	SP 472736	Ingelramus (or Ingelram) Clement	Ingelramus Clement, with his son William, granted to the Abbey of Pipewell most of the land in Cawston that Clement had obtained, probably about 1150, from Siward de Ardern, the son of Turchil (see also Turchill Road).	The grant to Pipewell Abbey was confirmed by William before the Justices Itinerant at Northampton in 1171.
Clifton Road	off Church Street	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 506751	Clifton upon Dunsmore village	Part of the historic route from Rugby to Clifton. Apart from the Whitehall, the only building on Clifton Road to the east of Bath Street on the 1850 detailed map of Rugby parish was Bell’s Farm.	It became part of the Rugby and Harborough Turnpike (1801 - 78).
Collingwood Avenue	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Blackwood Avenue	1958	SP 487745	Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, (1748 - 1810)	Vice-Admiral, RN (1805 - 1810)	Was second in command to Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805 in the Royal Sovereign.
Coniston Close	Brownsover, off Hawlands	1972	SP 515769	Coniston village and Coniston Water.	Coniston lies on the western shore of Coniston Water, about 6 miles to the south west of Ambleside. About two miles to the west of Coniston is Coniston Old Man, whose summit is 2,634 feet (803m) high.	Coniston Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Coniston Water is the third longest lake in the Lake District. The population of Coniston at the 2011 Census was 928.
Conrad Close	Hillside, off Norton Leys	1972	SP 497729	Joseph Conrad (1857 – 1924) [formerly Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski]	Following a career in the merchant navy of France and later of Great Britain, he became a writer in English of novels and short stories that received both critical and popular acclaim.	He was born of Polish parents and became a British subject in 1886.
Constable Road	Lower Hillmorton, off Brindley Road	1966	SP 536741	John Constable RA (1776 – 1837)	English Romantic painter.	He is known particularly for his landscape paintings of the area around Dedham Vale in Suffolk—now known as "Constable Country".
Cook Close	Brownsover, off Stonehills	1972	SP 512771	Joan Lily Cook, (1914-80)	Miss Cook started teaching during WW2 and continued until she retired about 1973. She was head of Northlands First School in Pinders Lane for the last 15 years of her career.	Cook Close is one of a small group of roads In Brownsover that were named after former head teachers in the Borough. Miss Cook was born in Rugby and educated at the Rugby High School, Kings College and London University. In her later life she was a governor of several of Rugby’s schools. In 1979 she married William H R Hartwell.
Copeland	Brownsover, off Hollowell Way	1977	SP 513773	Copeland Forest	Copeland is one of the ancient forests of the Lake District and is located to the north of Wast Water.	Copeland is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Copeland is now also the name of a parliamentary constituency. It was created in 1983 from the former constituency of Whitehaven and boundary changes in 2010 have since extended it eastwards to include the town of Keswick.
Copperfield Close	Rugby, off Barnaby Road	2015	SP 504764	"David Copperfield"	The hero of the eponymously entitled novel written by Charles Dickens in 1850.	The streets in this area were given nammes associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Corbett Street	off Hunter Street	1884	SP 514754	Archibald Cameron Corbett (1856 - 1933), 1st Baron Rowallan	The street was built by Thomas Hunter (1827-88) the founder of the Thomas Hunter Wagon Works in Mill Road, It was named after Corbett by Hunter who was a supporter of the Liberal Party.	Corbett unsuccessfully contested the bye-election in June 1884 for the seat of North Warwickshire as a Liberal. This constituency included Rugby.
Cornflower Drive	Brownsover, off Campion Way	1998	SP 516778	Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus	The cornflower is an annual flowering plant in the familly Asteraceae. The cornflower is native to temperate Europe and was introduced to the British Isles during the Iron Age.	Cornflower Drive is one of a group of roads in an area adjoining the north of Newton Manor Lane, centered around Campion Way, that are named after wild plants and flowers that can be seen in the British Isles.
Cordelia Way	Woodlands Estate, Bilton, off Cymbeline Way	1966	SP 492726	‘Cordelia'	Cordelia is King Lear's youngest and favourite daughter. "King Lear" is a tragedy that was written by William Shakespeare about 1605.	When the Woodlands Estate was laid out in 1964 the Council selected road names "having regard to the quarter centenary of Shakespeare's birth" in 1564.
Cornwallis Road	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Frobisher Road	1961	SP 480743	Sir William Cornwallis GCB, (1744 - 1819)	Admiral, RN (1799 - 1806)	He commanded the Channel Fleet from 1801 to 1804.
Corporation Street	off Newbold Road	1957	SP 501755	see Reason column	This name was chosen by the Borough Council as "the road would be the first new road in the central part of the town for a considerable time".	West Street that was replaced by Corporation Street, marked the western limit of the built up part of the town until further developments took place in the 1830s. There are no residential properties on this road.
Coton Road	Hillmorton, off Featherbed Lane	1961	SP 530739	John Coton	He was the Vicar of Hillmorton St John the Baptist from 1442 to 1447.	Coton Road is one of a small group of roads in Hillmorton that were named after former vicars of St John the Baptist.
Cotterell Road	Newbold on Avon, off Norman Road	1949	SP 496767	Elizabeth Cotterell (1828-97)	Elizabeth was the wife (m. 1853) of the Rev. Theodosius Boughton-Leigh, vicar of Newbold on Avon	Her father was Thomas Cotterell, who had been a High Sheriff of London and Middlesex. in 1851.
Coverley Place	New Bilton, off Pendred Road	1937	SP 492750	Sir Roger de Coverley	He was a fictional character in The Spectator, who exemplified the values of an old country gentleman, "rather beloved than esteemed". See also Steele Street.	The Council felt that the road should be given a name associated with Addison because it was near to Addison Road. It is also the name of an English country dance.
Cowan Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Cornwallis Road	1970	SP 480744	Sir Walter Henry Cowan KCB, (1871 - 1956)	Admiral, RN (1927 - 31).	Although long since retired from the Royal Navy, he saw action with the Commandos in WW2 at the age of seventy.
Craven Road	off Railway Terrace	c 1884	SP 508757	Presumably named after the Craven family, latterly the Earls of Craven.	Combe Abbey was the residence of the Craven family from 1622 to 1923. The road was initially named Craven Street	The Craven family held the patronage of St Andrew's Church, Rugby from 1767 to the 20th century.
Creswell Place	Cawston, off Whitefriars Drive	2005	SP 473742	Harry Bulkley Creswell FRIBA (1869-1960)	H B Creswell almost entirely rebuilt Cawston Lodge in 1907 for the 6th Duke of Buccleuch. It then became known as Cawston House.	During the early part of the 20th century, Creswell was one of the country’s foremost architects. Among his designs was the turbine factory that was built in 1901-06 for Willans & Robinson at Queensferry, Flintshire. He was also the author of a number of novels.
Croft Avenue	Rugby, off Projects Drive	2008	SP 509768	Croft Circuit, Dalton-on-Tees, Darlington.	Croft Circuit hosts various motor car racing events, including rally cross.	Croft Circuit is one of the roads near to and off Projects Drive that are named after motor sport venues in the UK.
Cromwell Road	off Hillmorton Road	1905	SP 518747	Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)	Cromwell, a Puritan, became the 1st Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653-58) following the Civil War.	It is said that non-conformists "who once were the main inhabitants of that part of the town" had their way in the naming of Cromwell Road. The road was laid out by the Rugby Freehold Land Society on Naseby's Field which they purchased in 1902. (see also Naseby Road.)
Culworth Close	Brownsover, Avon Park, off Charwelton Drive	1993	SP 521770	Culworth, Northamptonshire	Culworth is a village and civil parish about 7 miles north of Brackley and about 7 miles north east of Banbury.	Culworth Close is one of a small group of roads in Brownsover that were named after villages in or near South Northamptonshire. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had a population of 445.
Cunningham Way	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Frobisher Road	1964	SP 482745	Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883 - 1963)	Admiral of the Fleet, RN (1943 - 1946)	Became 1st Sea Lord during WW2.
Curie Close	off Clifton Road	1995	SP 515752	Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867 – 1934)	Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity	Curie Close is on former site of Rugby High School for Girls, which named one of its school houses after her.
Curiosity Close	Rugby, off Expectations Drive	2016	SP 505764	"The Old Curiosity Shop."	The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1841.	The streets in this area were given names associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Cymbeline Way	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Longrood Road	1966	SP 496728	Cymbeline, King of Britain	Cymbeline was a play written by William Shakespeare. It is not known when he wrote it, but the first known production was in 1611.	In the play, King Cymbeline was the Celtic King of Britain in thrall to the Romans. When the Woodlands Estate was laid out in 1964 the Council selected road names "having regard to the quarter centenary of Shakespeare's birth" in 1564.
Cypress Road	Brownsover, off Lower Lodge Avenue	2013	SP 510779	Leyland Cypress	The Leyland cypress is a sterile cross between the Monterey cypress and the Nootka cypress, both being North American coniferous species. It is thought that the two species cross bred in Wales in the 19th century. and the Leyland cypress is now commonly used in the UK as a hedging plant.	The roads in the area off Lower Lodge Avenue, Brownsover, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Dalkeith Avenue	Bilton, off Bawnmore Road	1912	SP 486735	Earl of Dalkeith	The eldest son and heir to the Duke of Buccleuch is given the courtesy title of Earl of Dalkeith. The Dukes of Buccleuch and their family members owned much land in Dunchurch and Bilton in the 19th century.	The name was suggested by the developers, the Rugby Provident Permanent Benefit Building Society. This Society has now merged with the Hinckley Building Society to become the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society.
David Road	off Barton Road	1955	SP 490736	Dr Albert Augustus David (1867 - 1950)	Headmaster of Rugby School (1910 - 21) & Bishop of Liverpool (1923 - 44)	He was also a master at Rugby School (1892 - 99) and headmaster of Clifton School (1905 - 09). As headmaster of Rugby School his unorthodox views on teaching met with considerable opposition in some quarters.
Deane Road	Hillmorton, off Deerings Road	1955	SP 534739	The Right Rev Frederick Llewellyn Deane (1868 – 1952).	He was Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney (1917 - 43). Whilst a teenager he had attended a private school in Rugby, from where he matriculated in 1887 at Keble College, Oxford.	His father, the Rev Francis Hugh Deane (1820 – 1904), had briefly been a curate at Hillmorton (1847- 49) and later was the Rector of South Kilworth, Leics (1887 – 1904).
Derwent Close	Brownsover, off Foxons Barn Road	1971	SP 513769	Derwent Water, Cumbria	Derwent Water is a lake in Borrowdale adjacent to the town of Keswick in the Lake District. The River Derwent flows through the lake. Derwent Water is approximately 3 miles long by 1 mile wide and has a maximum depth of about 72 feet.	Derwent Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Alternatively it could have been named after the River Derwent in the Peak District, Derbyshire, as a small number of roads in Brownsover were named after places in this National Park. This River Derwent is about 50 miles long and flows into the River Trent, near to Derby.
Devonshire Close	Cawston, off Calvestone Road	2004	SP 477742	William Cavendish (1552-1626), 1st Earl of Devonshire	Cavendish’s second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Boughton (d. 1589) of Cawston and widow of Sir Richard Wortley. (see also Wortley Close)	Cavendish was made Earl of Devonshire in 1618. It reputedly cost him £10,900 to acquire this title. (see also Cavendish Close.)
Dewar Close	Bilton, off Beech Drive	2016	SP 485739	William Dewar (1846 - 1917)	He was chairman of Rugby Urban District Council (1909 - 12). He was also an an assistant master at Rugby School from 1888 - 1911.	Dewar Close provides long term residential care and short trm respite care for people living with dementia, as well as older people with long term physical conditions.
Dewar Grove	Hillmorton, Abbott's Farm Estate, off McKinnell Crescent	1965	SP 524750	William Dewar (1846 - 1917)	He was chairman of Rugby Urban District Council (1909 – 12).	He was also an assistant master at Rugby School from 1888 - 1911.
Dickens Road	Hillside, off Norton Leys	1964	SP 497730	Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 -70)	Throughout his literary career Dickens wrote many novels whose success made him the most popular novelist of the 19th century. He was buried in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey.	He wrote fifteen novels, most of which were the best-sellers of the day. They were serialized in weekly and monthly magazines before being published in standard book format. Amongst his many other writings were a large number of short stories including several Christmas-themed stories, and several non-fiction works.
Ditton Close	Bilton, off Nelson Way	1950	SP 482738	Thames Ditton, Surrey	Willans and Robinson, which was one of the businesses that amalgamated in 1918 to form English Electric, made high-speed reciprocating steam engines at their Ferry Works site at Thames Ditton, from the 1870s until they moved to Rugby in 1896.	The houses in Ditton Close were built to provide accommodation for English Electric employees.
Dollman Road	Holton, off Crick Road	2017	SP 554734	Dollman Farm	Dollman Farm (267 acres) was purchased in 1923 for use as part of the site of Rugby Radio Station. Its former owner was T W Cockerill. Dollman is a variant of the mediaeval term 'Doleman', a village official responsible for areas of common land.	The streets of Houlton have been named after people, events and equipment associated with the former Rugby Radio Station.
Dorrit Place	Rugby, off Barnaby Road	2015	SP 504762	Amy Dorrit, known as "Little Dorrit."	Little Dorrit is a novel that was written by Charles Dickens in 1855.	The streets in this area were given names associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Dovedale Close	Brownsover, off Hollowell Way	1975	SP 512773	Dovedale, Derbyshire	Dovedale is a valley in the Peak District that was cut by the River Dove through the surrounding limestone rock in the ice age. The valley runs for about 3 miles from Milldale in the north and a wooded ravine near Thorpe Cloud and Bunster Hill in the south and is about 3 miles north of Ashbourne, the nearest town.	Dovedale Close is a road in Brownsover that was named after a place in the Peak District National Park. Dovedale is in the south of the National Park and is now one of the most visited natural tourist sites in Britain.
Drayton Leys	off Orson Leys	1973	SP 500731	The hamlet of Drayton within the parish of Daventry, Northants.	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, suitable for grazing animals.	The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose communities in Northamptonshire is not known.
Dreyer Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Cornwallis Road.	1990s	SP 481748	Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer GBE, KCB (1878 - 1956)	Admiral, RN (1932 - 43)	His son, Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer (1910 – 2003), was also an admiral.
Drury Lane	off Warwick Street	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 504750	Drury Lane Theatre, London	It was a mediaeval lane. Previously known as Back Lane and then Tinkers Lane.	A troupe of players from the London theatre played there.
Dryden Place	New Bilton, off Steele Street	1935	SP 491751	John Dryden (1631 - 1700).	He was an English poet, literary critic and playwright who became Poet Laureate in 1688.	The Council felt that the road should be given a name associated with Addison's contemporaries because it was near to Addison Road. Dryden is buried in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey.
Duffy Place	Hillmorton, off High Street	1968	SP 532736	Thomas Leo Duffy (1906-73)	He joined the staff of the Rugby UDC in 1928 and became assistant town clerk in 1930. He was then appointed as town clerk of Rugby Borough Council in 1954 until his retirement in 1966.	T L Duffy was a native of Middlesborough and started his career in the town clerk's department in the county borough of Darlington. He was appointed as an honorary freeman of the Borough of Rugby, for his long and distinguished service to the town.
Dukes Jetty	Town Centre, off High Street	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 503751	Arthur Joseph Dukes (1887 - 1965)	Mayor of Rugby (1949 - 50). This short passage or "jetty" is of ancient origin, but was not named until 1956.	The Dukes’ family for many years had an ironmongery and grocery business in Sheep Street, Rugby. In its early days the entrance to their residence was in the "jetty".
Duncan Drive	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Juliet Drive	1968	SP 486725	Duncan, King of Scotland	Duncan features in Macbeth a tragedy written about 1606.by William Shakespeare (1564-1616).	When the Woodlands Estate was laid out in 1964 the Council selected road names "having regard to the quarter centenary of Shakespeare's birth" in 1564.
Dunchurch Road	off Warwick Street	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 502750	Dunchurch Village	This was the historic route between Rugby & Dunchurch, and known as the Dunchurch road. Matthew Bloxam recalled that in 1813 there were no buldings in Dunchurch Road for upward of two miles, the area opposite the School playing fields being a corn field.	It probably started out as a bridle way. The first quarter mile between Warwick Street & Oak Street was known by the mid-Victorians as Dunchurch Street. It became part of the Rugby & Lutterworth Turnpike (1785 - 1878). In the Domesday Book it was named as ‘Duneschirche’. The meaning of this old English name was probably “church of a man called Dun(n)”.
Dunnerdale	Brownsover, off Helvellyn Way	1982	SP 517773	Hall Dunnerdale, Cumbria	Hall Dunnerdale is a hamlet within the civil parish of Dunnerdale with Seathwaite which is spread along the Duddon valley of the Lake District. It is located about 6 miles north of Broughton in Furness and 34 miles west of Kendall.	Dunnerdale is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. In the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish of Dunnerdale with Seathwaite was 119.
Durrell Drive	Cawston, off Trussell Way	2002	SP 470734	George Darrell	George Darrell married Susanna Boughton, widow, (nee Brockett) at Newbold on Avon in 1591. She was the relict of Edward Boughton of Cawston (d. 1589).	Although George’s surname was spelt as ‘Darrell’ in the 1591 parish record of the marriage, spelling was inconsistent at that time and ‘Durrell’ as in the modern road name could have been an alternative spelling.
Dyson Close	Hillmorton, off Featherbed Lane	1965	SP 541742	Frank Dyson (1886 - 1969)	Having been elected to Rugby Rural District Council in 1919, he then became a member of the newly-formed Borough Council from 1932 to 1955. He was also Mayor of Rugby (1946-47).	He was also a builder and undertaker in Hillmorton.
Eastfield Place	Town Centre, off Little Church Street	Prior to 1841	SP 504751	Eastfield House	This street was known as New Street until 1935 when it was renamed to avoid confusion with the longer New Street in New Bilton.	‘Eastfield' appears in the 1871 census. Eastfield House became a preparatory school attached to the Arnold High School until its present use as the Masonic Hall. The name New Street appears in the 1841 census returns for Rugby.
Eastlands Place	Rugby, off Eastlands Road	1927	SP 517751	Eastlands Farm	The road was built on part of the site of the former farm.	It has not been established how the farm obtained its name. It is probable that it was because the farm on land at the eastern edge of Rugby Parish.
Eastlands Road	off Clifton Road	1927	SP 516753	Eastlands Farm	The road was built on part of the former farm.	It has not been established how the farm obtained its name. It is probable that it was so named because the farm was on land at the eastern edge of Rugby Parish.
East Union Street	Town centre, off Dunchurch Road	A map of 1849 names this road as Union Street.	SP 502748	The origin of this street name is not known.	The name of this street was recorded as East Union Street in the 1851 census return for Rugby.	It provided a connecting link between the southern end of Union Street and Dunchurch Road. It initially may have been part of Union Street.
Ecton Leys	off Fawsley Leys	1982	SP 503732	Ecton, a village east of Northampton.	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, used for grazing animals.	The village was known as Echentone in the Domesday Book, meaning “farmstead of a man called Ecca”. The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose villages in Northamptonshire is not known.
Eden Road	Abbott’s Farm Estate, Hillmorton, off Vere Road	1957	SP 526743	Thomas Bainbridge Eden (1856 - 1944)	T B Eden was chairman of the Rugby UDC (1900 - 03)	He was the headmaster of Hillbrow Preparatory School (1889 – 1908) in Barby Road. He had previously been teaching at Orwell House Preparatory School, Clifton on Dunsmore.
Edison Drive	Rugby, off Technology Drive	2014	SP 510762	Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1937)	Thomas Edison was a prominent American inventor and businessman.	Thomas Edison made a large number of inventions including the automatic telegraph, a carbon, telephone transmitter, an improved electric light bulb, a movie camera and viewer, and an alkaline storage battery.
Edwin Close	Cawston off Calvestone Road	2001	SP 475735	Edwin	The Domesday Book says that a man named ‘Edwin’ held Calvestone (Cawston) prior to 1066.	Edwin was a common name at this time and it is difficult to determine whether any of the other “Edwins” mentioned in the Warwickshire section of the Domesday Book was the holder of Cawston.
Edyvean Close	Bilton, off Bawnmore Road	1983	SP 491728	Norman Edyvean-Walker (1894-1974)	Edyvean Close was built on land off Dunchurch Road on which Norman Edyvean-Walker's house and garden were situated. The original field that Norman Edyvean-Walker's home was built upon was known as Spinney Close.	Until his retirement, Norman Edyvean-Walker was a solicitor in the family firm from 1913.He was also a non-executive director of Rugby Portland Cement Company. He became a deputy lieutenant of Warwickshire in 1952. He was made an honorary freeman of Rugby in 1969 in recognition of his many interests in the Borough which included the British Legion and St Cross Hospital.
Elborow Street	off Corporation Street	1835	SP 500751	Richard Elborowe jun (c1645 - 1707) see also 'Biographies' section of this website.	Local benefactor & freeman of London who founded the Elborow charity school & almshouses in Rugby.	The site of this street was owned in the 17th cen. by Richard Elborowe and in the early 19th cen. by Dr R R Bloxam (1765-1840), an assistant master at Rugby School (1791-1827), who sold it for residential development.
Elder Avenue	Brownsover, off Aspen Road	2014	SP 510780	Elder, Sambucus nigra	The Elder is a small deciduous tree native to the UK and much of Europe.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Elsee Road	Town Centre, off Moultrie Road	1901	SP 507750	Charles Elsee MA (1830 - 1912)	Assistant Master, Rugby School (1860 - 1901); Chairman of Rugby UDC (1895 - 1900); County Councillor (1888 - 1910); County Alderman (1910 - 12).	Charles Elsee was a member of the Board of Management of the Hospital of St Cross from 1887, being its Chairman from 1893 to his death in 1912; he was also a Governor of the Lawrence Sheriff School. Elsee Road was built on Reynolds Field, part of the St Andrew’s glebe lands.
Elter Close	Brownsover, off Bow Fell	1974	SP 517771	Elter Water, Cumbria	Elter Water is a small lake about half a mile south east of the village of Elterwater. The river Brathay flows in an easterly direction from Elter Water to join Windermere near Ambleside.	Elter Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Elter Water has a maximum length of 1,030 yards and a maximum width of 350 yards. Its maximum depth is only 20 feet.
Ennerdale	Brownsover, off Grizedale	1975	SP 513773	Ennerdale Water, Cumbria	Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the National Park and at about 2½ miles long, one of the smallest in the area. It is about eight miles to the east of Whitehaven and about a mile to the east of the small village of Ennerdale Bridge.	Ennerdale is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Ennerdale is fed by the river Liza, and flows out along the River Ehen to the sea near Sellafield.
Eskdale	Brownsover, off Borrowdale	1976	SP 512773	Eskdale, Cumbria	Eskdale is a glacial valley and civil parish in the western Lake District. The River Esk rises on Bow Fell mountain and runs through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass	Eskdale is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway runs through the valley from Ravenglass to its eastern terminus at Dalegarth near Boot. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 304.
Evans Road	Admirals Estate, Bilton, off Frobisher Road	1963	SP 482746	Edward Radcliffe Russell Garth Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans KCB DSO (1881 - 1957)	Admiral RN (1936 - 41)	He was in command of the Terra Nova the support ship that accompanied Scott's ill fated expedition of 1910-13 to the South Pole. He was in command of the destroyer HMS Broke in 1917 when it and the destroyer HMS Swift defeated 6 German destroyers in the Dover Straight. He later became Commander in Chief, The Nore, one of the Navy's major home commands (1935 - 39)
Everest Road	Bilton, off Overslade Lane	1954	SP 493737	Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at 29,035 feet.	Thus road was named to commemorate the first ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary in June 1953. (see also Hillary Road.)	It is one of the many Himalayan high peaks in Nepal.
Evreux Way	Town Centre, off North Street	1966	SP 503754	Evreux, Normandy, France	The Borough Council chose this name for the section of Newbold Road in front of the Town Hall that had become separated by a roundabout from the remainder during the construction of Corporation Street.	Rugby was twinned with Evreux in 1959.
Expectations Drive	Rugby, off Barnaby Road	2015	SP 508764	"Great Expectations"	Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1861.	The streets in this area were given names associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Eydon Close	Brownsover, off Staveley Way	1993	SP 520768	Eydon, Northamptonshire	Eydon is a village and civil parish about 8 miles northeast of Banbury.	Eydon Close is one of a small group of roads in Brownsover that were named after a village in or near south Northamptonshire. In the 2011 Census its population was 422.
Falstaff Drive	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Montague Road	1966	SP 489724	Sir John Falstaff	He is a fictional character who appears on stage in three of Shakespeare's plays, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and also in the Merry Wives of Windsor.	He is also referred to, without him making a stage appearance, in Henry V. When the Woodlands Estate was laid out in 1964 the Council selected road names "having regard to the quarter centenary of Shakespeare's birth" in 1564.
Faraday Road	Rugby, off Pytchley Road	1932	SP 511741	Michael Faraday FRS (1791-1867)	Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist whose discoveries made significant contributions to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1824.	The SI unit of capacitance, the farad, was named after him. A plaque in his memory is in Westminster Abbey near to Isaac Newton's tomb. He is interred in Highgate Cemetery.
Faraday Way	Rugby, off Academy Drive	1997	SP 515749	Michael Faraday FRS (1791-1867)	Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist whose discoveries made significant contributions to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1824.	The SI unit of capacitance, the farad, was named after him. Aplaque in his memory is in Westminster Abbey near to Isaac Newton's tomb. He is interred in Highgate Cemetery.
Faulkner Road	Houlton, off Dollman Road	2017	SP 553736	Harry Faulkner CMG, BSc (Eng), MIEE, (b 1893). He became the first Engineer-in-Charge of Rugby Radio Station (1926-29).	Harry Faulkner was involved in the design of the Long Wave GBR valvetransmitter and spoke during the first telephone conversation across the Atlantic. He became the Deputy Engineer-in-Chief of the Post Office in 1947.	The streets of Houlton have been named after people, events and equipment associated with the former Rugby Radio Station.
Fawsley Leys	off Long Furlong	1965	SP 500735	Fawsley, a ‘lost’ village near to Daventry, Northants.	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, suitable for grazing animals.	The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose villages in Northamptonshire is not known.
Fenwick Drive	off High Street, Hillmorton	1939	SP 534736	George Anthony Fenwick, (1841 - 1912)	Fenwick Drive was built on site of his house, The Croft, High Street, Hillmorton.	George Anthony Fenwick was a retired banker from Newcastle upon Tyne where he was born.
Fern Close	Brownsover, off Cornflower Drive	1998	SP 516778	Bracken, Pteridium aquillinum	Ferns are members of a large group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have no seeds or flowers. Bracken is the most common fern in the UK. It can be found on hillsides, moorland, heathland and woodland.	Fern Close is one of a group of roads in Brownsover that adjoin the north of Newton Manor Lane, centered around Campion Way, and are named after wild plants that can be seen in the British Isles. In addition to bracken, there are many species of fern in the UK, including horsetail.
Ferndown Road (including Ferndown Terrace)	Bilton, Overslade Estate, off Hudson Road	1949	SP 490742	Ferndown Golf Club, near Bournemouth, Dorset.	These roads were named after a favourite golf course by the builder, David Mitchell and his associates.	Ferndown Golf Club was founded in 1912. It is considered to be one of the leading courses in the South West. It has hosted many important amateur and professional events including the Women's British Open in 1989.
Fieldfare Close	Brownsover, off Coton Park Drive.	2001	SP 490742	Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris	The fieldfare is a thrush member of the Turdidae family. It is mainly a winter visitor to the UK, but a small number have bred here during the summer.	The roads off Coton Park Drive, Brownsover, have been named after British birds. The Fieldfare is a little larger than the blackbird.
Field View	Cawston, off Gold Avenue	2004	SP 476736	Cawston playing field.	Field View overlooks the public and Bilton School playing fields.
Finmere	Brownsover, off Staveley Way	1993	SP 520769	Finmere, Oxfordshire	Finmere is a village and civil parish south of the River Great Ouse. It is about 4 miles west of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire and about 4 miles east of Brackley in Northamptonshire.	Finmere is one of a small group of roads in Brownsover that was named after a village in or near south Northamptonshire. In the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 466.
Firs Drive	Town Centre, off Russelsheim Way.	1981	SP 500748	The Firs	This road name is derived from The Firs, a private house with a large garden, on which Firs Drive was built as part of the Gyratory System development.	For many years, The Firs was the home of the BTH Girls Club.
Fisher Avenue	Hillmorton Paddox, off Ashlawn Road	1928	SP 524735	Benjamin Holden Fisher (1822 - 89)	He was the first secretary (1866 - 89) of the Rugby Land Society, which developed this road.	His son William Thomas Fisher (1852 - 1927) succeeded him as secretary of the Society (1889 - 1926).
Fleet Crescent	Abbotts Farm Estate, off Loverock Crescent.	1955	SP 523745	John Thomas Fleet (1870-1953)	He had been a member of the UDC from 1921. When the UDC became a Borough in 1932, he was made an Alderman until his retirement from the Council in 1948. He was also a Mayor of Rugby (1934-35).	His occupation was as a chemist and druggist in Sheep Street.
Florence Avenue	Houlton, off Maine Street.	2018	SP 553737	Florence Avenue, Houlton, Maine, USA.	The first trans-Atlantic telephony signals from Rugby Radio Station were received in the USA at Houlton, Maine.	The streets of Houlton have been named after people, events and equipment associated with the former Rugby Radio Station.
Follager Road	Rugby, off Gladstone Street	2005	SP 495757	Hugh Francis Fullagar (1872 – 1916)	He was a consulting engineer who patented a type of diesel engine. Willans and Robinson and its successor, English Electric, manufactured stationary engines to his basic design until the early 1950s.	The road was built on land formerly owned by Willans & Robinson and its successors. Rugby Borough Council admitted that they had mis-spelt the road name but said that it would be too disruptive to the residents to correct the road sign.
Foresters Place	Hillmorton, off Bucknill Crescent	1938	SP 538734	Ancient Order of Foresters	The Ancient Order of Foresters is a friendly society that used to be prominent in the village, providing assistance to villagers at a time before state pensions and the National Health Service were available.	Foresters Place was one road of a Hillmorton estate laid out in 1937 by the Borough Council. This group of roads were all given names after people or organisations associated with the village.
Fornside Close	Brownsover, off Dunnerdale	1984	SP 516774	Fornside, Cumbria	Fornside is a hamlet about 4 miles south east of Keswick. It is part of the civil parish of St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn.	Fornside Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. (see also Wythburn Way)
Fosterd Road	Newbold Glebe Estate, off Newbold Road	1950	SP 496766	Richard Fosterd	He bequeathed land & property in Frankton to provide an income for the maintenance of the Avon Bridge in Newbold Road.	An 1835 Parliamentary report of an enquiry into Charities states that the bequest was made by a Will bearing date 10th August 1508. Elsewhere the date is given as 1558.
Fox Close	Hillmorton, off Lower Street	1978	SP 536740	Leonard Braines Fox (1902-71)	Leonard Fox had been a Ratepayer councillor on Rugby Borough Council (1937-58). Uniquely for Rugby BC, he served two separated terms as Mayor (1951-52 & 1957-58).	His occupation had been a mechanical engineer.
Francis Drive	Cawston, off Stonehall Road	2001	SP 472740	Francis Boughton (1642-1707) of Cawston Hall.	Francis Boughton inherited the manor of Cawston from his uncle, William Boughton (1623-63), who died without issue.	When Francis died, also without issue, the manor passed to a kinsman, Edward Boughton of Church Lawford. In his will, Francis Boughton bequeathed £400 to buy land and build a free school for the children of Dunchurch which continues to exist today (2017) as a voluntary aided Church school.
Franklin Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Nelson Way		SP 483539	John Franklin (1786-1847) KCH FRGS	Rear Admiral, RN. He served in the Royal Navy from 1800 until his death in 1847. He was promoted posthumously in 1852 to Rear Admiral of the Blue because it had been presumed by the Admiralty that he was still alive.	Whilst in the Royal Navy he participated in several historic voyages and naval battles, including the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 with HMS Bellerophon. He was knighted by George IV in 1829. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) from 1836 to 1843. In 1845 he was appointed commander of his third expedition to the Arctic.The expedition was unsuccessful and all the crew members perished whilst attmpting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest.Passage.
Frederick Press Way	off Oliver Street		SP 498752	Frederick James Press (1909-64)	He was mamber of the Rugby Borough council from 1943, including being mayor in 1953-54 and becoming an alderman in 1961. He was also appointed as a JP for Warwickshire in 1952.	By profession he was an architect and surveyor. In this capacity he was responsible for laying out many of the estates in Hillmorton Paddox and Southlands as well as Hart Close. Among his other interests were the Rugby Theatre and the Old Murrayian Society.
Freemantle Road	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Blackwood Avenue	1959	SP 486745	Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, GCB, (1765 - 1819)	Vice-Admiral, RN (1815 - 1819). Despite the origin of the name, the road name has always been spelt with a double 'e'.	Captain of HMS Neptune at Trafalgar & personal friend of Nelson. Other admirals in the Royal Navy who had this surname included Sir Edmund Robert Fremantle (1836-1929) and his eldest son, Sir Sydney Robert Fremantle (1867-1958), who were promoted to Admiral in 1896 and 1922 respectively.
Frobisher Road	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Lawford Lane	1964	SP 480742	Sir Martin Frobisher (c1535 - 1594)	Admiral, RN,	New World explorer who unsuccessfully sought the North West Passage.
Furness Close	Brownsover, off Scafell	1982	SP 518774	Furness, Cumbria	Furness is an area of southern Cumbria on the northern side of Morecambe Bay. The area may be split into two; Low Furness and High Furness. The former consists of the headland between the Duddon estuary in the west and Morecambe Bay to the east and includes the town of Barrow. High Furness extends into the Lake District beyond Coniston and Hawkshead and includes the Furness Fells.	Although much of Furness lies within the Lake District National Park, most of its population of 91,563 at the 2011 Census lies to the south beyond the boundary of the National Park. The borough of Barrow is by far the largest population centre, having three quarters of Furness's total. Furness is bounded in the west by the Duddon river and in the east by Lake Windermere.
Gabor Close	Brownsover, off Kinman Way	1997	SP 511765	Dennis Gabor (1900-79) CBE FRS see also 'Biographies' section of this website	Dennis Gabor was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics (1971) for his invention of holography in 1947 whilst working at the BTH. Dennis Gabor was born in Hungary and in 1933 fled from Nazi Germany where he was working. He then worked at the BTH in Rugby until 1948 when he moved to Imperial College, London. He became a professor of applied physics there in 1958.	Gabor Close was built on the former GEC/BTH factory site, having been sold off for development in about 1990.
Gainsborough Crescent	Lower Hillmorton, off Constable Road	1966	SP 536741	Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727 – 88)	English painter.	A prolific painter of portraits and landscapes.
Gardeners End	Rugby, off Addison Road.	2006	SP 489747	Croop Hill Allotments	Gardeners End was built upon the site of the former Croop Hill allotment gardens, off Addison Road.	About 9 acres of land was purchased from the Joint Hospital Board by Bilton Parish Council in 1912 to provide the Croop Hill Allotments.
Garyth Williams Close	Overslade, off Marlborough Road	1991	SP 493738	Garyth Nicholas S Williams (1976 - 90)	When the original Mayfield Grove houses (built in 1947) were demolished in 1990 and replaced with new, the road was renamed in his memory.	Garyth died in a road accident whilst on his bicycle. He lived in one of the original Overslade Estate houses and had been one of those who had campaigned against their demolition.
Gas Street	off Castle Street	see Notes column	SP 505752	The Rugby Gas Company	Town gas for Rugby was first produced in 1838 at the nearby Railway Terrace works.	Prior to being named as Gas Street, this street was an unnamed part of a crowded area known as "Horsepool End", after the nearby natural pool in Church Street, frequently used for watering horses.
Gerard Road	Cawston, off Calvestone Road	2002	SP 476738	Gerard de Lega	Gerard de Lega was the 11th Abbot of Pipewell Abbey in the early part of the 13th century. (His actual dates as Abbot were not recorded.) Pipewell owned much land in the Dunchurch area, including Cawston.	W Dugdale in his “Antiquities of Warwickshire” of 1656, says that the chief men of Thurlaston united to claim pasture rights on Cawston Common, but Abbot Gerard de Lega stood firm against them, and obtained a verdict in favour of the Abbey at the Warwickshire Assizes.
Gibson Drive	Lower Hillmorton, off Lower Hillmorton Road	1966	SP 527744	Sidney George Gibson (1884 - 1965)	He was Mayor (1955-56) and a member of the Borough Council (1947 - 58).	He had a plumbing & heating engineering business and served as president of the Institute of Plumbers for a year.
Gilbert Avenue	Rugby, off Addison Road	1961	SP 488746	William Gilbert (1799-1877)	William Gilbert was a boot and shoe maker in Rugby. In 1842 he moved from premises in High Street to newly erected premises in St Matthews Street. Much of his business was with Rugby School, which included the manufacture of their rugby footballs. Following the decease of William, the business continued to be run by the Gilbert family until the second half of the twentieth century.	Althogh this family business has now been taken over by a commercial company, it has retained a world-wide reputation for the quality of its rugby footballs and they continue to be the ball of choice wherever Rugby Union Football is played. The St Matthews Street premises became a Rugby Football museum in 1980.
Gladstone Street	off Avenue Road	1902	SP 494755	William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 98)	He held 19 senior posts in government including 4 periods as Liberal prime minister between 1835 & 1894.	He represented 5 constituencies as a member of Parliament between 1832 & 1895. He was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey.
Glaramara Close	Brownsover, off Foxons Barn Road	1974	SP 515770	Glaramara Fell, Cumbria.	This fell is in the centre of the Lake District National Park. It is part of long ridge that runs for over six kilometres from Stonethwaite, in Borrowdale, to the mountain pass of Esk Hause.	Glaramara Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. The summit of Glaramara, 2569 feet (783 m) high, is the central point of the ridge. A fell is the local name for a mountain or hill.
Glebe Crescent	Rugby, off Lawford Road	1937	SP 494752	Bilton glebe land	Glebe Crescent was built on land which had formerly been the Glebe for the parish of Bilton.	In past times it was the rule that each benefice was allocated land, known as the Glebe, to provide an income for the incumbent.
Gold Avenue	Cawston, off Calvestone Road	2002	SP 474737	The Princess Gold of Sarawak.	Princess Gold was the eldest daughter of the Rajah of Sarawak, who in 1933 became the second wife of the 2nd Earl of Inchcape	The Inchcape family owned Cawston House from 1925 to 1937.during which time the estate was increased from 170 to over 400 acres and the house was improved.
Goldsmith Avenue	Hillside, off Dunchurch Road	1964	SP 497730	Oliver Goldsmith (c1728 – 74)	He was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. There is a memorial tablet and bust of him in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey.	He is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his poem The Deserted Village that laments the effect of enclosure upon traditional village life, and his play She Stoops to Conquer, a comedy of manners.
Gorse Close	Bilton, off Bracken Drive	1985	SP 493741	Common Gorse, Ulex europaeus	Common gorse is a large shrub and a member of the pea family. It provides shelter and food for many insects and birds, such as Dartford Warblers, stnechats and yellowhammers.	On the Woodlands estate, Gorse Close is one of a small group of roads that have been named after plants that grow on heathlands, moors and bogs in the UK.
Grasmere Close	Brownsover, off Hawlands	1972	SP 517770	Grasmere village and lake, Cumbria.	Grasmere is a village in the Lake District and takes its name from the nearby lake. Grasmere is about 3 miles north west of Ambleside and is within the large civil parish of Lakes that includes the town of Ambleside. The lake is both fed and drained by the River Rothay on its way to Windermere via Rydal Water..	Grasmere Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. In the 2011 Census the civil parish of Lakes had a population of 4,420. Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes in the Lake District being 1,680 yards long, 700 yards wide and has a maximum depth of 70 feet. See also Rydal Close.
Great Borne	Brownsover, off Ennerdale	1987	SP 514775	Great Borne fell, Cumbria	Great Borne is a fell in the Lake District, It is midway between the Ennerdale and Buttermere valleys and has a summit height of 2,021 feet (616 m).	Great Borne is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park.
Greenhill Road	Overslade Estate, off Wentworth Road	1948	SP 496743	Nicholas Greenhill MA (d 1604)	Headmaster, Rugby School (1581 - 1604)	He was the third Master of Rugby School.
Grendon Drive	Brownsover, Avon Park, off Staveley Way	1993	SP 521772	Grendon, Northamptonshire	Grendon is a village about 8 miles to the east of Northampton on the borders of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.	Grendon Drive is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a village in or near to the south of Northamptonshire. In the 2011 Census the population of Grendon was 544.
Grenville Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Frobisher Road	1961	SP 481744	Sir Richard Grenville, Kt, (1541 - 91)	Vice- Admiral of the Fleet (1591)	He was captured and died of his wounds whilst attempting to intercept the Spanish Treasure Fleet. He also took part in the fight against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Grizedale	Brownsover, off Hollowell Way	1976	SP 513773	Grizedale Forest, Cumbria	Grizedale Forest is a woodland about 6,000 acres in area. It is to the east of Coniston Water and south of Hawkshead. There is also a hamlet named Grizedale in the middle of the Forest. This hamlet is part of the civil parish of Satterthwaite.	Grizedale is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Grizedale Forest is managed by the Forestry Commission and is a popular tourist destination, having provision for several outdoor activities. The population of Satterthwaite parish was 215 at the 2011 Census.
Hamlet Close	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Ariel Way	1967	SP 489726	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark	William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote the tragedy, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, about 1600.	When the Woodlands Estate was laid out in 1964 the Council selected road names "having regard to the quarter centenary of Shakespeare's birth" in 1564.
Hampden Way	Bilton, off Beswick Gardens	1912	SP 486732	Thomas Walter Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden GCVO KCB CMG KSU JP (1869-1958).	Lady Katherine Mary Montagu Douglas-Scott (1875-1951), daughter of the sixth Duke of Buccleuch a local landowner, married the third Viscount Hampden in 1899.	The name was suggested by the developers, the Rugby Provident Permanent Benefit Building Society. This Society has now merged with the Hinckley Building Society to become the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society. Viscount Hampden became a Brigadier-General in the British Army.
Handley Cross Avenue	Houlton, off Pinetree Way	2019	SP 557737	Handley Cross Farm, Hillmorton	Handley Cross Farm (181 acres) was purchased in 1923 to become part of the original site of the Rugby Radio Station. The former owner was G M Barton. The farm, formerly known as Dunsland Farm, was renamed as Handley Cross by its tenant, Captain Harry Rich, after the well-known story by R S Surtees about the comic adventures of John Jorrocks, the eccentric grocer, turned Master of Hounds.	The streets of Houlton have been named after people, events and equipment associated with the former Rugby Radio Station.
Hardy Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Cunningham Way	1964	SP 483744	Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1st Baronet (1769 - 1839)	Vice-Admiral, RN (1837 - 39)	He was Nelson's Flag Captain at Trafalgar in 1805.
Harold Cox Place	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Cymbeline Way	1990	SP 491725	Harold Ernest Cox (1900-94)	Harold Cox was mayor of Rugby (1972-73). He formally opened this road that bears his name.	He was an engineer who spent his working life from 1919 at the BTH and its successors, to eventually being the Director of Manufacture at AEI Industrial Group, when he retired in 1965..
Harrison Close	Hillmorton, Low Hills Estate, off Mellor Road	1961	SP 539738	Joshua Clarke Harrison (1876 - 1954)	Mayor of Rugby (1937 - 38) and was an alderman of the Borough Council until he retired in 1945.	He was a grocer by trade and first became a councillor in 1921 in the Rugby UDC.
Hart Close	off Lower Hillmorton Road	1938	SP 519745	Rev. Sheldon Robert Hart MA (1863 - 1944)	He was headmaster of the Lawrence Sheriff School (1905 - 21)	Hart Field, the school's playing field, was named after him.
Haswell Close	off Benn Street	1959	SP 510745	William Haswell (1810-74)	William Haswell at his death was described as a saddler, maltster and farmer. Haswell Close was built on part of his farm. He had also been a parish constable and a member of the Rugby Local Board of Health.	Another part of the site of his farm which was known as Haswell's Allotments, was taken over in 1973 for the Ken Marriott Sports Centre.
Hawkeshead	Brownsover, off Helvellyn Way	1983	SP 517773	Hawkshead Village, Cumbria	Hawkshead is just north of Esthwaite Water, to the west of Windermere and the east of Coniston Water. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 519.	Hawkeshead is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. The road name has always been spelt with the additional letter ’e’ after the ‘k’. Hawkshead is a popular tourist centre though traditional farming continues around the village. Beatrix Potter lived nearby at Near Sawrey.
Hawthorn Close	Brownsover, off Lower Lodge Avenue	2013	SP 510780	Common Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. It is also known as the May, from the month in which it flowers.	The common hawthorn is a deciduous tree native in the UK and ac ross Europe. It is commonly used a hedging plant.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Hazel Close	Brownsover, off Juniper Way	2019	SP 507779	Hazel, Corylus avellana	The hazel is a deciduous broad leaf tree, native to the UK. It is valued for its fruit, the cob nut.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees that can be seen in Britain.
Healey Close	Brownsover, off Stonehills	1972	SP 513772	Frederick Healey (1882-1964)	Frederick Healey was headmaster of Newbold Council School from 1913 to 1945.He was usually known as “Tim”.	Healey Close is one of a small group of roads In Brownsover that were named after former head teachers in the Borough.
Heather Close	Bilton, off Bracken Drive	1984	SP 493741	Heather, Callina vulgaris	Heather is an abundant plant, less common in the East of England. Its delicate pink flowers appear from August to October and are a contrast to the tough, wiry, sprawling stems they grow upon.	On the Woodlands estate Heather Close is one of a small group of roads that have been named after plants that grow on heathlands, moors and bogs in the UK.
Helmdon Close	Brownsover, off Staveley Way	1993	SP 519767	Helmdon, Northamptonshire	Helmdon is a village about 4 miles noth of Brackley in Northamptonshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Astwell and Falcutt and has an area of about 1550 acres. In the 2011 Census the parish had a population of 899.	Helmdon Close is one of a small group of roads in Brownsover that was named after villages in or near to south Northamptonshire.
Helvellyn Way	Brownsover, off Hollowell Way	1979	SP 516773	Helvellyn, Cumbria	Helvellyn, at a height of 950 m (3,117 ft), is the third highest peak in both England and the Lake District. It is about midway between Keswick to the north and Ambleside to the south.	Helvellyn Way is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park.
Henry Street	off Regent Street	1902	SP 507754	The source of this street name is not known for certain.	It is believed that it was named after Henry Miller, an official of the Rugby Freehold Land Society. However no reference to him was made in the 1966 official history of the Society.	Henry Street was part of the development by the Rugby Freehold Land Society of the former Moat Estate. (see also Regent Street.)
Heyford Leys	off Norton Leys	1976	SP 498727	It is named after two adjoining villages, Nether Heyford and Upper Heyford, near to Daventry, Northants.	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, suitable for grazing animals.	Heyford has Old English origins, meaning a “ford used (chiefly) at hay-making time”. The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose villages in Northamptonshire is not known.
Hibbert Close	off Dunchurch Road	1956	SP 501743	Captain John Hubert Washington Hibbert (1805 - 75)	Important benefactor to St Marie’s RC Church. He lived at Bilton Grange (c. 1841 - 61) and had the house completely remodelled by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) in 1841-51.	Capt Hibbert paid for most, if not all, of the land and the original church building. Also made later donations and bequests to the church. His father was a Jamaican plantation owner.
High Street	Town Centre, off Market Place	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 503752		With Sheep Street, High Street was one of the historic town streets that formed the main shopping area.	High Street was incorporated in the route of the Rugby & Lutterworth Turnpike (1785 - 1878). High Street became one-way in 1938 and pedestrianised in 1982.
Hillary Road	Bilton, off Everest Road	1954	SP 494736	Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919-2008)	In June 1953, with the Nepalese sherpa, Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986), he was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.	This ascent of Everest coincided with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Hillmorton Road	off Lawrence Sheriff Street	See ‘Reason’ column	SP 504749	It was one of two historic routes between Rugby and the village of Hillmorton	The road led to the village or hamlet of Hulle which grew up on the higher land to the south of the Domesday village of Moreton. Matthew Bloxam recalled that in 1813 the only building in Hillmorton Road near to the town was Whitelaw House, the first private School boarding house built expressly as such.	In medieval times Hulle and Moreton were merged to become Hillmorton. The Old English origins of these names are “(place at) the hill” and “marshland farmstead”.
Hinde Close	Brownsover, off Stonehills	1972	SP 517772	Henry Hinde (1895-1965)	Henry Hinde was headmaster of New Bilton Council School (1931-38) and Hillmorton Paddox Primary School (1938-58) He was then chairman of Rugby Divisional Education Executive until his death in 1965.	Hinde Close is one of a small group of roads In Brownsover that were named after former head teachers in the Borough. Two schools in Bilton have since been named after him; Henry Hinde Junior School in Cornwallis Road and Henry Hinde Primary School in nearby Grenville Close.
Hobley Close	Bilton, off Barton Road	1956	SP 487735	Ernest Thomas Hobley (1884 - 1961)	He was Mayor of Rugby (1950-51) and a member of the Borough Council from 1935 to 1958.	His occupation was as a foreman fitter on the railway. For many years he was chairman of the council of the Rugby & District Amateur Association Football League.
Holcot Leys	off Fawsley Leys	1981	SP 502731	Holcot, a village north of Northampton.	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, suitable for grazing animals.	The Old English origin of Holcot was “cottage(s) in the hollow(s)”. The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose villages in Northamptonshire is not known. Remarkably for a small village, Holcot has ten listed historic buildings including the church.
Hollowell Way	Brownsover, off Crowthorns	1979	SP 511771	Harry Hollowell FRICS (1897-1968)	He was a member of the Borough Council (1947-68).	He was also an auctioneer and estate agent in Market Place, Rugby.
Holly Mews	Brownsover, off Aspen Road	2013	SP 512781	Holly, Ilex aquifolium	The holly is an evergreen shrub, with distinct spiked, glossy leaves. It is native to the UK and across Europe and is popular as an ornamental shrub.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees and shrubs that can be seen in Britain.
Holme Close	Brownsover, off Hawlands	1971	SP 513778	Holme, Cumbria	Holme is a village in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, about 2 miles north of Burton-in-Kendall and 3 miles south east of Milnthorpe. It is to the east of the Lake District National Park.	Holme had a population of 1,496 in the 2011 Census. Prior to 1819, when the Lancaster Canal was completed, it had been only a minor settlement.
Holyoak Close	Bilton, off Nelson Way	1950	SP 482738	Henry Holyoake MA (1657 - 1731)	Headmaster, Rugby School (1688 - 1731).	Whilst Headmaster, Henry Holyoake was also Rector of Bourton on Dunsmore, Bilton & Harborough Magna at various times. He also increased the importance of Rugby School by attracting a high proportion of non-foundationers.
Hoods Way	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Blackwood Avenue	1955	SP 487745	Samuel Hood (1724 - 1816), 1st Viscount Hood of Whitley in the County of Warwick.	Admiral, RN (1794 - 95). He served throughout the American Revolutionary War (1775 –83) and was Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (1793 –94) during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was one of the chief mourners at the funeral of Horatio Nelson in 1805.	2 other family members with the Hood surname also became Admirals about this time and another during WW1.
Hopps Lodge Drive	Rugby, off St Peters Road	2006	SP 514750	Bernard Hopps (1878-1957)	In 1913 Bernard Hopps amalgamated his Mascot Company with the Lodge Brothers business to form the Lodge Sparking Plug Company Ltd, Bernard Hopps and Brodie Lodge as joint managing-directors of the new company. Bernard Hopps retired as Manging-director of Lodge Plugs in 1951. He continued as Chairman and Technical Director of Lodge Plugs until his death.	Hopps Lodge Drive is one of three residential roads that were erected on the former Lodge Plugs factory site in St Peters Road when Morgan Matroc Ltd moved production to a new factory in Central Park Drive, Brownsover.
Hornbeam Close	Brownsover, off Swift Avenue	2014	SP 509778	European Hornbeam, Corpinus betulus	The European or common hornbeam is a species of tree in the birch family Betulaceae, native to Western Asia and central, eastern and southern Europe, including southern England. It requires a warm climate for good growth, and occurs only at elevations up to 1,000 metres.	The roads in the area of Brownsover off Lower Lodge Avenue, to the west of Leicester Road, have been named after trees and shrubs that can be seen in Britain.
Horne Close	Hillmorton, off Watts Lane	1967	SP 537736	Henry Sinclair Horne, 1st Baron Horne GCB, KCMG (1861-1929).	He was a General in the British Army (1914-23) who distinguished himself during WW1. For his wartime services he was created Baron Horne of Stirkoke, Caithness, in 1919.	It is not clear why a road in Hillmorton was named after him. He had no connections with the district and there are no other roads in the area that have been named after generals in the British Army.
Horton Crescent	off Hillmorton Road	c1855	SP 506749	Horton, West Riding of Yorkshire	It was named at the request of Dr William Sharp MD, FRS (1805-96) whose family was from Horton. For many years Dr Sharp resided at Horton House in Hillmorton Road.	In the nineteenth century the part of the road adjoining Hillmorton Road was known as Horton Street and the part leading to Barby Road was known as Horton Street West.
Hoskyn Close	Hillmorton, off Deerings Road	1967	SP 529737	Charles Reginald Hoskyn, MD, OBE (1880 - 1965)	Charles was a general practitioner and also a surgeon (at St Cross) in Rugby from 1910 for more than 40 years. He was awarded the OBE in 1963 and was made a freeman of the Borough of Rugby.	He was actively interested throughout his life in the rehabilitation of people, particularly children, with crippling injuries. From 1926 he was the driving force behind Rugby Orthopaedic Clinic and when it became redundant because of the National Health Act of 1948, he later continued his rehabilitation work through the Hoskyn Centre for the Disabled at Hamilton House in Bilton Road.
Houlton Way	Houlton, off Crick Road	2018	SP 557734	Houlton, Maine, USA.	The first trans-Atlantic telephony signals from Rugby Radio Station were received in the USA at Houlton, Maine. Houlton Way is the link road between Butlers Leap and Crick Road.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets are named after people, events and equipment that were associated with the Radio Station.
Houston Road	Brownsover, off Boughton Road	1916	SP 512767	Edwin James Houston (1847 - 1914)	Edwin Houston was an American electrical engineer, academic, businessman, and inventor. With Elihu Thomson, he formed the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, which through a series of mergers became the General Electric (GE) company of America.	The British Thomson-Houston company (BTH) was founded in 1892 as a subsidiary of GE. This company was for much of the 20th century, Rugby's chief employer of labour.
Howkins Road	Rugby, off Boughton Road	1937	SP 512766	Bridget Howkins	Bridget Howkins was the sister of Lawrence Sheriff and a major beneficiary in his will.	Bridget Sheriffe married John Howkins in the sixteenth century.
Hudson Road	Bilton, Overslade Estate, off St Annes Road	1950	SP 491743	Robert Spencer Hudson (1867 - 1957) - see 'Biographies' section of this website.	He was chairman of Rugby Urban District Council in 1932 & Mayor of Rugby (1935 - 36). It had been proposed by the developers to name this road, Ashdown Road, but this was rejected by the RBC following complaints by the Post Office that it could be confused with Ashlawn Road.	He was Work's Manager for J Parnell & Son, the Rugby builders from 1900 to 1945.
Hughes Drive	Houlton, off Houlton Way	2019	SP 556735	David Edward Hughes (1831-1900)	David Hughes was the inventor of the microphone and the printing telegraph.	The streets of Houlton have been named after people, events and equipment associated with the former Rugby Radio Station.
Humphrey Close	Rugby, off Barnaby Road	2014	SP 503764	"Master Humphrey's Clock."	Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly magazine written and published by Charles Dickens from April 4th, 1840 to December4th. 1841.	The streets in this area were given names associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Hunters Lane	Rugby, off Newbold Road	N/A	SP 501761	Thomas Hunter Railway Wagon works	Hunters Lane was the approach to the entrance of the Wagon Works. ee also Hunter Street	Today Hunters Lane leads to the town's recycling centre and other industrial works. It contains no residential properties.
Hunter Street	off Cambridge Street	c1880	SP 514754	Thomas Hunter (1827-1888)	Thomas Hunter founded the Thomas Hunter Wagon Works in Mill Road in 1871. He built Hunter Street on land purchased from the Rugby Freehold Land Society.	About 1886 he was succeeded as Manager of the Wagon Works by his eldest son, Thomas Hunter (1864-1923).
Ilmer Close	Brownsover, Avon Park, off Rothley Drive	1995	SP 522771	Ilmer, Buckinghamshire	Ilmer is a village at the foot of the Chiltern Hills about 3 miles north west of Princes Risborough near to the boundary with Oxfordshire.	Ilmer village is part of the civil parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer which had a population of 1,347 in the 2011 Census.
Inchcape Close	Cawston, off Calvestone Road	2004	SP 477737	Kenneth Mackay, (1887-1939), 2nd Earl of Inchcape.	He owned and resided at Cawston House from 1925 to 1937.	He inherited the title in 1932 on the death of his father, the 1st Earl of Inchcape.
Izod Road	off Gladstone Street	2005	SP 496757	Edwin Gilbert Izod (1876–1946)	He was an experimental test engineer at the Willans & Robinson Works. Whilst there, he invented the impact test procedure that is named after him and is widely used to measure the impact resistance of materials.	Izod Road was built on land formerly owned by Willans & Robinson and its successors.