The Phase known as 1A consists of Pepper Mill, Yewtree Moor, Clips Moor, Church Croft & Well Croft. All of these names are taken from the field names from the 1840’s Tithe Map of the area being developed. These names were put forward by the Parish in April 2007 and were all accepted by licensing board and Royal Mail.
Phases 3 & 4 names were put forward by the Parish in January 2012 and accepted by the licensing board and Royal Mail.
Miriam Lane – After owner of sweet shop in Dawley Bank circa 1950’s | |
Symon Fold- After a mining site on Lawley Common | |
Stoney Fold- a lost street in Dawley Bank originally by Dawley Baptist Church | |
Higgs Row – a lost settlement on Lawley Common | |
Plimmers Lane – named after the butchers shop in Dawley Bank | |
Parkes Court – After rev’d Parkes-Cadman who lived in Lawley Village | |
Cadman Court – After rev’d Parkes-Cadman who lived in Lawley Village | |
Reynolds Fold- a lost street in Dawley Bank (Now Concorde) | |
Grice Lane – Named after the first publican of the Bulls Head in Dawley Bank | |
Cheshires Way – named after old scrap yard in Dawley Bank | |
Barrack Close – Named after a type of Miners cottages related to the area. Only one survives on Station Road. | |
Light Lane – Named after William Light owner of the Rock Colliery circa 1882 | |
The Foxholes – Named after the mining works that were once at the rear of Princes End | |
Barclay Fold – Nmaed afetr WH Barcley author of the History of Weslyn Methodism | |
Poyner Court – Named after a Sunday School teacher Poyner Bray from Lawley Bank circa 1850 | |
Bray Lane – Named after a Sunday School teacher Poyner Bray from Lawley Bank circa 1850 | |
Sunny Lane – Named after a local man Sunny Smith | |
Hobbins Lane – Named after Muriel Hobbins, wife of Sir Steve Roberts, Chairman of the Milk Marketing Board who once owned Lawley Farm | |
Cottom Way – named after the Station Mistress at Lawley Bank Station circa 1950’s | |
Synders Way – named after Synders Field which was open land in Lawley as mentioned in the Doomsday Book | |
Wall Close – named after Wall Field which was open land in Lawley as mentioned in the Doomsday Book | |
Dobbins Lane – was the original name for Station Road, Lawley to Dawley Bank |