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John Westray (aged 7)

Question:

Does anyone know how these streets came to be named?

 

Westray, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH2

(Answer: in area of streets with a Lake District theme)

Westray, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3

Westray, Marton-In-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS8

(Answer: in area of streets with a Golf theme)

Westray Avenue, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77

Westray Avenue, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, PA14

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Circus, Glasgow, G22

Westray Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21

Westray Close, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9

(Answer: in area of streets with a Lake District theme)

Westray Close, Rednal, Rubery, Birmingham, B45

Westray Close, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Close, St. Julians, Newport, Gwent, NP19

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Court, Cumbernauld, Glasgow, G67

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Court, Perth, PH1

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Crescent, Aberdeen, AB15

Westray Crescent, Salford, M5

Westray Drive, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Park, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43

Westray Place, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64

Westray Place, Milton, Glasgow, G22

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Road, Aberdeen AB15 6ES & 6ET

Westray Road, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G67 1NN

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish Islands theme)

Westray Road, Manchester M13 OUF

 Westray Square, Glasgow, G22

(Answer: After Scottish Isles)

Westray Street, Carlin How, Saltburn-By-The-Sea, Cleveland, TS13

Westray Street, Milton, Glasgow, G22

(Answer: After Scottish Isles)

Westray Terrace, Falkirk, FK1

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish names theme)

Westray Wynd, Newmains, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, ML2

(Answer: in area of streets with a Scottish names theme)

Plumb Leys, Treeton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60

Plumb Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15

Plumbs Close, Briston, Melton Constable, Norfolk, NR24

(Answer: named after a Mr. Plumb who either owned or built a row of cottages that used to stand on the site.)

Plumbs Fold, Barton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8

Plumbs Close, Briston, Melton Constable, Norfolk, NR24

Plumbs Fold, Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Westray … when I was pretty

 

 

 

 

 

Where we came from?

Click on the link below to see a map of Westray, Cumbria from where it looks as if we originate

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=315500&Y=530500&A=Y&Z=3

Link to photograph

Link to letter

 

 

 

Links to other Westray sites:

http://calwestray.tripod.com/westray.htm

http://rendall.net/westray/

http://genforum.genealogy.com/westray/

Other links:

http://www.surnameweb.org

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/5503/contents.htm

 www.geocities.com/empson_research

 

 

 

John Westray

1st June 2001

 

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