Roads L - N

Road Name	Area	Date	Grid Ref.	Person/ Place	Reason	Notes
Ladysmock	Brownsover, off Cornflower Drive	1998	SP 516779	Lady's Smock, Cardamine pretensis - often known as cuckoo flower.	Lady's smock is a springtime perennial of damp grasses like wet meadows, ditches and river banks as well as roadside verges. Its distribution in the UK is widespead.	Ladysmock is one of a group of roads in Brownsover adjoining the north of Newton Manor Lane centered around Campion Way, that are named after wild plants that can be seen in the British Isles. The lady's smock is native to most of Europe and western Asia.
Landseer Close	Lower Hillmorton, off Constable Road	1966	SP 537740	Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (1802 – 73)	English painter and sculptor	Well known for his paintings of animals—particularly horses, dogs and stags. Best known as the sculptor of the lions in Trafalgar Square, London.
Langdale Close	Brownsover, off Foxons Barn Road	1973	SP 514770	Great Langdale valley, Cumbria	Great Langdale valley, usually known simply as Langdale, stretches from Ambleside through Elterwater to the National Trust owned Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. It is a popular location for outdoor enthusiasts who are attracted by the many fells around the head of the valley.	Langdale Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. There is also an adjoining valley known as Little Langdale. The highest fell in Langdale is Bow Fell that reaches a height of 2,960 feet (see also Bow Fell). On the northern side of Langdale are also a group of peaks known as the Langdale Pikes, several of which reach a height of over 2,200 feet.
Langton Road	Hillmorton, off Hillmorton Road	1920	SP 520741	John Allibone Langton (1842 - 1918)	John Allibone Langton was a landed gentleman whose properties included a farm of about 105 acres between Rugby and Hillmorton. Langton Road was laid out by the Rugby Land Society on part of the farm..	He made several donations to charity in his will, including £1000 each to St John's Church, Hillmorton, and St Cross Hospital. In 1876 he changed his name by deed from John Allibone to John Allibone Langton. Langton was the maiden name of his deceased mother, Mary.
Larch Close	Bilton, off Mulberry Road	1989	SP 476746	European Larch, Larix decidula	Laurel is an aromatic evergreen, glabrous (smooth) leaves.It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cooking. I in the UK it is commonly as the bay tree.	Laurel Drive is one of a group of roads in Bilton, off Bilton Lane, that have been named after trees that can ce seen in the UK.
Larkspur	Brownsover, off Foxglove Close	1991	SP 520778	Larkspur is a common name for many flowers in the genus Delphinium.	Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa.	Larkspur 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.
Lavender Close	Brownsover, off Gentian Way	1992	SP 521777	Lavender, Lavendula augustifolia	Lavendula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World to south-west Asia. Commercially, the plant grown mainly for the production of lavender essential oil. English lavender (Lavendula augustifolia) yields an oil with sweet overtones.	Lavender Close is one of a group of roads in an area adjoining the north of Newton Manor Lan, centered around Campion Way, that are named after wild plants and flowers that can be seen in the British Isles.
Lawford Road	Rugby, off Corporation Street	see ‘Reason’ column	SP 500750	This is on the route of the ancient track that joined Rugby and Church Lawford.	It was part of a longer track that ran parallel with the River Avon from the Fosse Way to Watling Street.	In the Domesday Book, Church Lawford is referred to as ‘Leileforde’. The meaning of this Old English name is probably ‘ford of a man called Lealla (Leile)’. This road attained prominence about 1870 with the establishment of the cement works and the subsequent development of New Bilton.
Lawrence Road	Rugby, off Eastlands Road	1926	SP 516752	Lawrence Sheriff (c1515 - 67) see also 'Biographies' section of this website.	He founded Rugby School in 1567.	It is presumed that this road is another reminder of this famous Rugbeian. (see also Lawrence Sheriff Street.)
Lawrence Sheriff Street	Rugby Town Centre, off Warwick Street	See ‘notes’ column	SP 502750	Lawrence Sheriff (c1515 - 67) see also 'Biographies' section of this website.	He founded Rugby School in 1567 which now stands on Lawrence Sheriff Street.	In the 19th century this street was described as the "King's Highway"; it later was known as School Street before being given its present name in the mid 19th century.
Lea Crescent	Newbold, off Parkfield Road	1951	SP 482764	Reginald Stephen Lea MA (1846 - 1925)	In 1904 he donated to the town its first purpose built, horse drawn ambulance. It was named the 'Mary Wood' ambulance after his childhood nurse.	He was headmaster (1876 - 86) of the Oakfield Preparatory School in Bilton Road & a lieutenant in the Rugby Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Leap View Close	Houlton, off Great Brook Ground	2023	SP 541747	Leap View Close was the name of a mediaeval farm field in Hillmorton	Land enclosures resulted in Leap View Close field having been incorporated in Normandy Farm by the time that the farm was sold to the Government for the Radio Station.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets mostly named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Lee Drive	Houlton, off Pinetree Way	2019	SP 558736	Sir Albert George Lee OBE, MC, BSc, MIEE, (1879-1967). He became a Knight Batchelor in 1937.	Sir Albert Lee helped with the design of the first transmitters at Rugby Radio Station and the development of long distancew radio-telephony. He later became the Engineer-in-Chief of the Post Office from 1932 to 1939.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Lennon Close	Hillmorton, off Crick Road	1975	SP 545734	Ernest Patrick Lennon (1889-1965)	He had been a member of the Borough Council from 1938 to 1961.	He was also the head of Lennon Bros. Ltd, a local firm of wholesale tobacco distributors.
Lestock Close	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Cornwallis Road	1961	SP 490746	Richard Lestock, (1679 - 1746)	Admiral, RN (1746)	Richard Lestock was involved in the defeat of the RN at the Battle of Toulon (1744).
Lever Road	Hillmorton. off Coton Road	1963	SP 538741	Robert Lever MA (1849-1929)	Robert Lever was the vicar of St John the Baptist from 1889 to 1919. He had been also at one time a member of Rugby RDC and Hillmorton Parish Council.	Lever Road is one of a small group of roads in Hillmorton that were named after former vicars of St John the Baptist.
Levy Close	Rugby, off Rounds Gardens	1994	SP499755	Bryan Levy (1942-2007)	Bryan Levy was a Rugby Borough Councillor (1979-2000). He was Mayor of Rugby Borough for the year 1985-6. He was also a Warwickshire County Councillor (1989-2007)	Bryan Levy was admitted as an Honorary Freeman of the Borough in 2000.
Lilac Drive	Bilton, off Mulberry Lane	1988	SP 479745	Lilac, Syringa vulgaris	The lilac is a large deciduous shrub or multistemmed small tree, growing to 6-7 m (20-23 ft) high. It is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks because of its attractive, sweet-smelling and distinctively coloured flowers.	Lilac Drive is one of a group of roads in Bilton, off Bilton Lane, that have been named after trees that can be seen in the UK.
Lime Tree Avenue	Bilton, off Alwyn Road	1950	SP 481735	Common Lime, Tilia x europaea	The common lime is a hybrid between the small-leaved lime Tilia cordata, and the large-leaved lim Tilia platyphylio. Although the common lime does now occur naturally in the UK, so can be considered a UK native. it has been widely planted alongside roads and in parks.	This road was so named because it originally formed a drive way lined with lime trees to Cawston House. Part of the avenue has since been lined with private residences.
Lincoln Drive	Houlton, off Station Avenue	2023	SP 548736	Lincoln Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, Lincs.	Construction of the present-day Cathedral. or Minster. began in 1072, replacing the then Mother Church for Lincoln of St Mary, at Stow in Lindsey, Lincolnshire. At about this time Lincoln became the seat of the newly established Bishop of Lincoln. Prior to this time, the West Saxon diocese for the area was united with the bishopric of Dorchester, Dorset.	Lincoln Drive is one of a group of roads in the south of Houlton that were named after monasteries or minsters of the English church that were founded mainly during the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons in the seventh and eighth centuries.
Lindale	Brownsover, off Hollowell Way	1977	SP 516775	Lindale village, Cumbria	Lindale is traditionally known as Lindale in Cartmel. It is located in the civil parish of Allithwaite Upper in the South Lakeland district of the Lake District, and lies north of Grange-over-Sands on the north eastern edge of Morecambe Bay.	Lindale is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Lindale's most famous resident was John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728-1808), an ironmaster and industrialist. In the late 1770s he bought Castlehead Hill at Lindale where he built a mansion and improved 1,000 acres of nearly worthless moss land so that crops could be grown. He was buried at Castlehead where a cast iron obelisk still stands in his memory.
Linnell Road	Hillmorton, Abbott's Farm Estate, off Lower Hillmorton Road	1956	SP 528744	William Henry Linnell (1850 - 1928)	He was chairman of Rugby UDC (1907 - 09)	His occupation was a builder.
Little Church Street	Rugby Town centre, off Lawrence Sheriff Street	See ‘notes’ column	SP 504750	St Andrew's Church	This street gave direct access to the parish church from the Hillmorton Road & Barby Road	The street features in a plan of 15th century Rugby, when it was known as 'Old Town Street'.
Little Elborow Street	Rugby, off Corporation Street	1835	SP 501751	Richard Elborowe jun (c1645 - 1707)	Local benefactor & Freeman of City of London who founded in Rugby the Elborow charity school & almshouses.	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.
Little Pennington Street	Rugby, off Plowman Street	1835 – 1845	SP 498751	This street is reputedly named after Mrs Rebecca Pennington.	In 1748 she sold to Rugby School the Old Mansion House and adjoining land that became the site of the present School House.	The Old Mansion House had previously been purchased about 1720 by Mrs Pennington’s father, Henry Plowman of Northampton, from the Burnaby family who had been Lords of the Manor of Rugby from 1594 to 1720.
Livingstone Avenue	Long Lawford, off Coventry Road	1938	SP 466757	James Livingston (1867-1935)	In addition to having been a member of the Rugby Rural District Council, James Livingston had been chairman of the Long Lawford parish council for many years. He became a farmer in Long Lawford when he moved south from Scotland in 1895.	The original 34 houses in this road were erected by the Land Settlement Association Ltd to provide homes for re-settled unemployed workers from depressed industrial areas of Britain. The road name has always been spelt with a final 'e', contrary to the way that James Livingston's name was spelt.
Liza Court	Brownsover, off Ennerdale	1987	SP 514775	River Liza, Cumbria	The Liza is a Lake District river that flows from its source on Great Gable through Ennerdale valley into Ennerdale Water.	Liza Court is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park.
Lodge Road	Rugby, off Manor Road	1903	SP 505757	The Lodge	The Lodge was a house situated in what is now Caldecott Park and was the home of the last Lord of the Manor of Rugby, Thomas Caldecott (1798-1875). It had been built about 1720 by the Boughton family, when the former Manor House in Lawrence Sheriff Street was sold to Henry Plowman of Northampton (see also Plowman Street).	Lodge Road was laid out by The Rugby Land Society on the part of the Lodge Estate that they purchased from the Miss Harris sisters, two grand-daughters of Thomas Caldecott by his daughter, Ellen Harris (1832-62).
Longrood Road	Bilton, off Bawnmore Road	1934	SP 487733	Longrood House	Longrood was a large house that was originally built in a rural setting. It adjoined Longrood Farm.	The entrance to Longrood House was off Bawnmore Road between the present junctions with Beswick Gardens and Longrood Road.
Loverock Crescent	Hillmorton, Abbott's Farm Estate, off Lower Hillmorton Road	1956	SP 524745	Lewis Loverock (1858 - 1932)	He was a chairman of the Rugby UDC (1912 - 14 & 1921 - 23). He was also an Alderman of the Warwickshire County Council (1923 – 1932). At his death he was the Deputy Charter Mayor of Rugby and had been offered the position of first Mayor of Rugby.	His occupation was a draper. At his death he was chairman of Rugby Gas Company and was also a governor of Lawrence Sheriff School. His father was George Loverock (1832 - 98), also a draper and a member of the UDC.
Lower Hillmorton Road	Rugby, off Clifton Road		SP 509751	It was one of two historic routes between Rugby and the village of Hillmorton	The road led to the low lying Domesday village of Moreton. In 1930, A E Treen, a prominent local historian, described the Lower Road as "a... brdleway, the most primitive now existing in the immediate vicinity of our town."	In medieval times Moreton became known as Hillmorton when it was merged with the hamlet or village of Hulle that had grown up on the higher land to the south of Moreton. (see also Hillmorton Road.)
Luke Jeayes Close	Cawston, off Trustees Close	2020	SP 474732	Luke Jeayes (1810-81)	Luke Jeayes was Master of Elborow School (1844-52). He oversaw many improvements to the school's facilities. Following his retirement from the School, he went on to to be prominent in the local government and commercial lives of the town, most notably as a coal merchant, the Secretary of the Rugby Provident Permanent Benefit Building Society and the Parish Clerk.	The names of the roads adjoining Elborow Way, Cawston, are all associated with the Elborow Charity School, the 'second oldest school in Rugby'.
Lydden Close	Rugby, off Oulton Road	2009	SP 509768	Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wooton, Kent.	This small circuit is mainly used for rallycross, drift, saloon and sports car racing, as well as motor cycle racing.	Lydden Close is one of the roads near to and off Projects Drive that are named after motor sport venues in the UK.
Lytham Road	Bilton, off Bilton Road	1938	SP 489744	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.	This road was named after one of their favourite golf courses by the builder, David Mitchell and his associates. (see also St Annes Road)	The Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886 and the present course constructed in 1897. It is one of the world's premier links courses, having hosted many major tournaments including eleven open championships.
Macaulay Road	Rugby, off Shakespeare Gardens	1959	SP 494734	Thomas Babington Macaulay, (1800 – 59), Baron Macaulay of Rothley, Leicestershire. See also ‘Notes’ section.	He was a historian, essayist and poet. He was also a Whig politician who became a Member of Parliament for most of 1830 – 1856. During that time he held office as Secretary of War (1839 – 41) and Paymaster-General (1846 – 48). Possibly best known for his “History of England from the accession of James II”. The fifth and last volume, taking it to the death of William III in 1702, was completed and published posthumously by his sister. He is buried in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey.	Alternatively Macaulay Road was named after Dame (Emilie) Rose Macaulay DBE (1881 – 1958), novelist. She was born in Rugby, the second of the seven children of George Campbell Macaulay (1852–1915), assistant master at Rugby School. Among her Macaulay antecedents was Thomas B. Macaulay, a first cousin of her paternal grandfather. Her family moved from Rugby in 1887. She was made a DBE in 1958.
Macbeth Close	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Cymbeline Way	1966	SP 492726	Macbeth	Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) in about 1606. In it Macbeth murders Duncan the King of Scotland and takes the throne himself.	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.
Madden Place	Bilton, Admirals Estate, off Cornwallis Road	1990s	SP 483749	Sir Charles Edward Madden, 1st Baronet, (1862 - 1935)	Admiral of the Fleet, RN (1924 - 30)	His son was also an admiral in the RN.
Madigan Close	Houlton, off Maine Street	2018	SP 552738	Madigan Street, Houlton, Maine, USA.	The first trans-Atlantic telephony signals from Rugby Radio Station were received in the USA at Houlton, Maine.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Magnet Lane	Bilton, off Main Street	1921	SP 482736	‘The Magnet’ coffee room.	The Magnet coffee room had been set up in Bilton in 1875 by the Reverend Richard Orme Assheton MA (1836 – 1909), a noted member of the temperance movement, in an attempt to ‘draw’ working men away from the public houses of the village.	The Reverend Richard Orme Assheton was the Rector of St Mark’s Church, Bilton, (1862 – 95).
Magnolia Avenue	Brownsover, off Lower Lodge Avenue	2015	SP 509781	The magnolia is a large genus of flowering trees.	Various species of the magnolia have been introduced into the UK as ornamental trees or shrubs.	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.
Maidenhair Drive	Brownsover, off Larkspur	1991	SP 520778	Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum	Adiantum is a genus of about 250 species of ferns that are found around the weorld. They are popular as houseplants.	Maidenhair 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.
Maine Street	Houlton, off Houlton Way	2018	SP 552738	Maine State, USA	The first trans-Atlantic telephony signals from Rugby Radio were received in the USA at Houlton, Maine.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houton and its streets named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Mallow Way	Brownsover, off Campion Way	1997	SP 516777	Common Mallow, Malva sylvestris	Common mallow is part of a large family of Malvaceae plants. It can be found throughout the UK but is especially common in Wales and southern England. It grows on roadside verges, along footpaths, and on waste ground.	Mallow Way is one of a group of roads in Brownsover adjoining the north of Newton Manor Lane, centered around Campion Way. They are named after wild plants that can be seen in the British Isles. Common mallow is native to Europe and Asia.
Manning Walk	Rugby, within Central Shopping Centre	N/A	SP 503752	William Arthur Manning (1896-1990)	Mr Manning was Mayor of Rugby (1954-55) and was a member of Rugby Borough Council (1945-74). He was also on Warwickshire County Council (1955-74).	Mr Manning worked in engineering (1910-28) and then was employed by the Rugby Co-operative Society. As Manning Walk is within the Central Shopping Centre, it has no residents.
Manor Road	Rugby, off Park Road	1903	SP 504758	Thomas Caldecott 1798-1875)	Manor Road was so named because it was built on the former Lodge Estate, the home of Thomas Caldecott, the last Lord of the Manor of Rugby (1826-1875).	Manor Road was laid out by The Rugby Land Society on the part of the Lodge Estate that they purchased from the Miss Harris sisters, two grand-daughters of Thomas Caldecott by his daughter, Mrs Ellen Harris (1832-62).
Maple Grove	Rugby, off Lancaster Road	c 1915	SP 503758	The maple tree (Genus: Acer)	It is said to have been named so because the pavement was originally lined with Maple trees	See also Acacia, Poplar & Sycamore Groves.
Marconi Close	Houlton. off Shaughnessy Way	2018	SP 555738	Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co.	This company was set up by Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). It was originally contracted to produce a chain of state-owned wireless stations throughout the British Empire. However this work was taken over by the Post Office so as to keep the service under Government control.	Martconi was an experimenter that turned wireless into a practical proposition. The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets named after people, events and equipment that were associted with it and the further development of radio.
Market Place	Rugby Town centre	See ‘notes’ column	SP 503752	Street market	This is at the historic centre of the town. Street markets were held in Market Place until April 1953, when they were moved to Church Street.	Prior to the end of the 17th cen. a market cross stood near to the site of the present clock tower and the site was known as The Cross.
Market Street	Rugby, Between Railway Terrace and Bath Street.	c 1903	SP 508755	Rugby Cattle Market	Believed to be so named because of its proximity to the then site of the cattle market. (See also the entry for Sheep Street).	The cattle market was moved to a site near to the railway station when the lease on Reynolds Field expired in 1878. The market remained there until May 2008 when it was closed and the business moved to Stoneleigh Park near Leamington.
Matlock Close	Brownsover, off Stonehills	1975	SP 511770	Matlock, Derbyshire.	Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire. It is nine miles south west of Chesterfield.	Matlock is just outside the south eastern boundary of the Peak District National Park. The civil parish of Matlock Town had a population of 9,543 in the 2011 Census.
Maxwell Road	Houlton, off Dollman Road	2017	SP 554735	James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79)	James Maxwell was involved in the development of the theory and practice of Electromagnetism.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
McKinnell Crescent	Hillmorton, Abbott's Farm Estate, off Loverock Crescent	1965	SP 534745	James Jesse McKinnell CBE (1869 - 1950)	JP for Warwickshire; Chairman of Rugby UDC (1914 - 19); County Councillor (1917 - 21); Mayor of Rugby (1932 - 34)	He was born In Rugby and had a grocery shop at 27 Sheep Street, Rugby, until his retirement about 1927.
Meadowsweet	Brownsover, off Cornflower Drive	1998	SP 515772	Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria	Meadowsweet is a perennial herb, a member of the Rosaceae (rose) family. It is common throughout the British Isles in damp habitats.	Meadowsweet is one of a group of roads in Brownsover adjoining the north of Newton Manor Lane, centered around Campion Way, that are named after wild plants that can be seen in the British Isles.
Mellor Road	Hillmorton, off Lower Street	1961	SP 538738	James Henry Mellor (1863-1951)	Mr Mellor was Mayor of Rugby (1940-42), having been continuously from 1920 a member of the former Rugby Urban District Council and its successor, Rugby Borough Council. He was also a JP from 1933 and for a short time a member of Warwickshire County Council.	Mr Mellor was born in Glossop, Derbyshire. In Rugby he was employed at Messrs Willan and Robinson for eight years and later he became chief clerk of the lamp sales department of the BTH. He was a prominent Methodist, and had been a preacher for 65 years.
Merlin Close	Brownsover, off Coton Park Drive	2001	SP 513778	Merlin, Falco columbarius	The merlin is a smallish falcon that breeds throughout Britain where there is open country, particularly moorland. It also winters in Britain, generally moving from its summer range to lower coastal areas.	The roads off Cpton Park Drive, Brownsover, have been named after British birds.
Merttens Drive	Rugby, off Bilton Road	1964	SP 499749	Frederick Merttens (1849-1935)	He was a philanthropist and active promoter of Adult Education. He presented the Merttens’ Playing Field in Bilton Road to Warwickshire County Council for the use of local children. When the drive leading to the playing field was later made up by the County Council after the building of Brooke School, it was named after Mr Merttens.	Frederick Merttens was born in Germany. He established in Manchester a successful export business in textiles. Having earlier retired from business through ill-health, he came to Rugby in 1905. He took an active part in the affairs of the town, including being a Justice of the Peace for Warwickshire, and a member of the Board of Management of St Cross Hospital.
Merynton Close	Newbold, off Parkfield Road	2021	SP 490770	John de Merynton	John de Merynton was a tenant farmer of Newbold Grange in the fourteenth century.	In 1333, John de Merynton forcibly enclosed land ('la grene') in front of the grange for his own use that previously other tenants, great and small, had grazing rights.
Mica Close	Rugby, off Hopps Lodge Close.	2006	SP 515750	Micas are a group of silicate minerals.	Mica is widely used in industry to form ceramics with good electrical and heat resistance. An important use of Mica ceramic is as an insulator in sparking plugs for the motor and aircraft industries.	Mica 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.
Millbeck	Brownsover, off Dunnerdale	1984	SP 517774	Millbeck, Cumbria	Millbeck, by the slopes of Skiddaw, is a small hamlet about 3 miles north of Keswick, between Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water	Millbeck is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park.
Millers Dale Close	Brownsover, off Hollowell Way	1975	SP 551773	Millers Dale, Derbyshire	Millers Dale is a valley in Derbyshire’s River Wye. It is a popular beauty spot about 1½ miles south of the town of Tideswell.	Millers Dale Close is one of the roads in Brownsover that has been named after places or features in the Peak District of Derbyshire. Features of Millers Dale are the former Midland Railway viaducts and tunnels which now form part of the Monsal Trail for walkers and cyclists.
Millfields Avenue	Hillmorton, off Kingsley Avenue	1931	SP 520740	Hillmorton Windmill	The name Millfields was derived by the developer, William Henry Adams, from the windmill that formerly stood on the nearby mound in the Hillmorton Recreation Ground.	This information was provided by Cedric Thomas Adams, the son of the developer, in his letter to the Rugby Advertiser dated 11 August 1983.
Mill Road	Rugby, off Murray Road		SP 512760	It is the name given to the historic lane leading to Brownsover watermill from Rugby town.	Mill Road led to the water mill at Brownsover. It originally ran north from Craven Road to the mill and was known until about 1901 as Brownsover Mill Road.	When a through connection with Murray Road was established in about 1905, the part of Brownsover Mill Road south of the station was renamed as Murray Road.
Milnerton Close	Houlton, off Maxwell Road	2017	SP 555736	Milnerton, Cape Town, South Africa	Milnerton was the receiving station in South Africa for the Short Wave Telephone service from Rugby Radio Station.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Monks Close	Cawston, off Calvestone Road	2004	SP 475735	The monks of Pipewell Abbey.	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	Pipewell Abbey was established in 1143 by William Butevilain.
Montague Road	Bilton, Woodlands Estate, off Juliet Drive	1968	SP 485725	The Montague family of Verona, Italy.	"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) about 1595. In it Romeo, a Montague, is one of the two lovers whose death reconciles the Capulets with their sworn enemies the Montagues. (see also Capulet Close.)	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.
Montgomery Drive	Bilton, off Nelson Way	1949	SP 481740	Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887 – 1976)	He served in the British Army from 1908 to 1958. He followed his success in defeating Rommel’s Panzer Corps in North Africa by being one of the outstanding Allied commanders in World War II and was appointed Field Marshal in 1944.	He commenced his career with the Ist Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment with whom he served in France in the WW1 until he was injured. Among his other appointments between the world wars was as Company Commander of the Regiment. Following WWII, his commands included being Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1946 – 1948) and Deputy Supreme Commander, Europe, of NATO (1951–58).
Montrose Road	Rugby, Rokeby Estate, off Kingsway	1938	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, ‘Montrose’ probably also has a family connection.	It has been speculated that ‘Montrose’ is a combination of the ‘Mont’ in Belmont Road and the ‘Rose’ in Rosewood Avenue (qv).
Morson Crescent	Hillmorton, Abbott's Farm Estate, off Loverock Crescent	1956	SP 524748	Arthur Morson MBE (1859 - 1931)	He was chairman of the Rugby UDC (1905 - 07); he later became clerk to the UDC (1907 - 27).	In 1918he was one of the first members of the newly founded Order of the British Empire.
Mosedale	Brownsover, off Junewood Close	1988	SP 520773	Mosedale, Cumbria	Mosedale is a hamlet in the north of the Lake District National Park. It is on the River Caldew, about one mile north of Mungrisdale.	Mosedale is one of the roads in Brownsover that was named after a place or feature in the Lake District National Park. Mosedale, together with seven other hamlets, is part of the civil parish of Mungrisdale which in the 2001 Census had a poulation of 284.
Moss Close	Bilton, off Bracken Drive	1984	SP 493741	Mosses belong to a group of plants called bryophytes. Comprising the mosses, liverworts and hornworts, there are over 1,000 species of bryophyte in Britain and Ireland, which is around 58% of the species found in the whole of Europe.	Mosses are small, flowerless plants which typically form dense, green clumps, often in damp or shady locations. They include a broad and diverse range of types, with over 20,000 different varieties.	On the Woodlands estate, Moss Close is one of a small group of roads that have been nmed after plants that grow on heathlands, moors and bogs in the UK.
Moultrie Road	Rugby Town Centre, off Clifton Road	c1901	SP 507751	Rev John Moultrie (1799 - 1874)	Rector of St Andrews, Rugby (1825 - 1874). Also a poet & hymn writer.	He died of smallpox that he caught whilst ministering to patients at the isolation hospital in Barby Road.
Moyeady Avenue	Hillmorton, Paddox Estate, off Dunsmore Avenue	c 1915	SP 524738	Moyeady, Co. Wexford, Ireland	John Patrick Lennon, a Rugby tobacconist and the landlord of The Globe Inn, owned part of the Paddox land on which Moyeady Avenue was built. He named the Avenue after Moyeady as his father was born there.	Moyeady is a townland, the smallest administrative division of land in Ireland, in the parish of Marshalstown. The individual building plots in Moyeady Avenue were sold at an auction of the Paddox estate in 1912.
Muirhead Rise	Houlton, off Maine Street	2019	SP 553739	Dr Alexander Muirhead BSc, DSc, FRS, MIEE (1848-1920)	Dr Muirhead was an electrical engineer specialising in wireless telegraphy. Companies that he had formed provided equipment that was used at the Rugby Radio Station.	The Residial development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Mulberry Road	Bilton, off Bilton Lane	1987	SP 476745	The Mulberry tree. There are two formsof the Mulberry found in the UK; the black mulberry, Morus nigra, and the white mulberry, Morus alba. Neither are none-native.	The mulberry tree is a deciduous flowering plant in the family Moraceae that grows wild or is cultivated in many temperate regions of the world. The black mulberry was probably introduced into Britain about 1500 for its edible fruit. The white mulberry was introduced into Britain in the 16th century because it is the favourite food of the silkworm.	Mulberry Road is one of a group of roads in Bilton, off Bilton Lane, that have been named after trees that can be seen in the UK.
Murray Road	Rugby Town Centre, off Clifton Road	1898	SP 508751	John Murray MA (1828 - 1899)	Rector of St Andrews, Rugby (1875 - 1898)	He sold about 18 acres of glebe land over which Murray Road now passes. When first built, Murray Road only extended north from Clifton Road to Wells Street. At that time the present section of road between Craven Road and the railway was known as Brownsover Mill Road. (see also Mill Road). In about 1905, Murray Road was extended to Craven Road to make a throughway to the railway. The section of Mill Road south of the railway was also renamed as Murray Road
Murrayian Close	Rugby, off Murray Road	1983	SP 508752	St Andrew's Murray School (1882 - 1965)	This close was built on the site of the former school.	The close was named at the request of the Old Murrayian Association, the former pupils of Murray School.
Myers Road	Hillmorton, Low Hills Estate, off Packwood Road	1961	SP 539738	Richard Henry Myers JP (1866 - 1943)	Mayor of Rugby (1938 - 40). He was elected to the Rugby UDC in 1929, and was one of the first aldermen (1932-1943) of the new Rugby Borough Council. He was also a member of the County Council (1931-43)	He was headmaster of St Matthew’s Boys School (1891-1926). He was a Justice of the Peace (1928-43). He held many positions, too many to list here, in local government and voluntary organisations.
Naseby Road	Rugby, off Cromwell Road	1932	SP 511744	William Naseby (1816 - 1907)	He lived in Hillmorton Road near the present entrance to Cromwell Road. His cottage was known as Naseby House. Following his death his market garden land was later known as Southfields Farm.	Naseby Road was part of the Southfields residential estate which was developed when Southfields Farm was sold by its owner, Mrs E D Miller, following the death of her husband and its last occupant, Captain Harry Rich in 1930.
Nayler Close	Rugby, off Kinman Way	2000	SP 511768	Charles Henry Naylor (1870-1943)	He was head of Turbine Sales at the BTH from 1911 until his death in 1943. During his time there he wrote many papers on turbine efficiencies.	Nayler Close was built on the former GEC/BTH factory site, it having been sold off for development in about 1990. It should be noted that the road should have been spelt as Naylor Close, having been named after Mr Naylor.
Near Birtch Road	Houlton, off Great Brook Ground	2021	SP 541747	Near Birch Road was named after Near Birch Ground, a mediaeval farm field.	Land enclossures resulted in Near Birch Ground having been incorporated in Normandy Farm by the time that the farm was sold to the Government for the radio station.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets mostly named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Nelson Way	Bilton, off Lawford Lane	1949	SP 481740	George Horatio Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford (1887 - 1962)	Chairman of English Electric (1930 - 1962). He was knighted in 1943, created a baronet in 1955 and received his peerage in 1960.	243 homes in Nelson Way and the adjoining roads were built after WW2 by English Electric for key employees. When they were first built, the area was known as the Kingsway Estate after the English Electric head office in London, Kingsway House. When the adjoining land was developed for housing, the new roads were all named after RN Admirals, and the area, including Nelson Way, became known as the Admirals Estate.
Newbold Road	Rugby Town centre, off Corporation Street	see Notes column	SP 501755	Newbold-on-Avon village.	This was the route of the historic road to Newbold-on-Avon, a continuation of North Street.	It was part of the Rugby & Lutterworth Turnpike (1785 - 1878). In the 1841 census it was known as Mill Street, but by the end of that decade it had been given its present name.
Nickleby Close	Rugby, off Technology Drive	2016	SP 505764	"Nicholas Nickleby."	This novel was writtern by Charles Dickens as a monthly serial from March 1838.	The streets in this area were given names associated with the works of Charles Dickens.
Nightingale Gardens	Brownsover, off Cotron Park Drive	2002	SP 514781	Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos	The nightingale is a thrush of the family Turdidae. It is a summer visitor to southern England and winters in sub-tropical Africa.	The roads of Coton Park Drive, Brownsover, have been named after British birds. The nightingale is noted for its song in late evening.
Noble Drive	Cawston, off Clement Way	2002	SP 473735	The Peerage of England	Members of the peerage had from time to time owned Cawston.	Among the nobility who possessed Cawston was Turchil, the Saxon Earl of Warwick, who is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the owner. Another prominent peer to own the Cawston Estate was John, second Duke of Montagu, who purchased it about 1744.
Norman Road	Newbold, off Yates Avenue	1952	SP 497767	Thomas Goodman Norman (1846-1927)	He was a member of the Rugby Rural District Council for 44 years and was chairman of the Rugby Rural District Council (1901-07).	In 1911 he was described as a grazier and was living in Newbold on Avon. Apparently he did not believe in "new-fangled notions" and did not alter his clocks when daylight was introduced.
Normandy View	Houlton, off Station Avenue	2021	SP 749738	Normandy Viewwas the name of a mediaeval farm field in Hillmorton.	Land enclosures resulted in Normandy View farm field having been incorporated in Normandy Farm by the time that the farm was sold to the Government for the radio station.	The residential development of the former Rugby Radio Station has been given the name of Houlton and its streets mostly named after people, events and equipment that were associated with it and the further development of radio.
Northcote Road	Rugby, off Lawford Road	1913	SP 497751	Northcote House	The Rugby Land Society planned and laid out Northcote Road as part of their small Lawford Road estate.	As Northcote House was a large residence on the east side of Newbold Road, some distance away from Northcote Road, it is unclear why The Rugby Land Society used this name.
North Street	Rugby Town Centre, off Market Place	see Notes column	SP 503752		An ancient road that led to the north of the town centre.	It was part of the Rugby & Lutterworth Turnpike (1785 - 1878). In the 1841 census it was known as Mill Street, but by the end of that decade it was given its present name.
Norton Leys	Rugby, off Goldsmith Avenue	1964	SP 497730	The village of Norton, about two miles east of Daventry, Northants.	A ley (or lea) is a grass covered field, suitable for grazing animals.	The Old English meaning of the name, Norton, was ‘north farmstead’. The names of ‘The Leys’ were selected by the developers. Why they chose villages in Northamptonshire is not known. Near to Norton, on Watling Street, is the Roman settlement of Bannaventa.