Since September I've been trying to essay a theory that there are rattling few novel streets inwards Britain. My theory is that rattling few roads built afterwards 1800 are called "... Street". Great Britain has lots of post-1800 roads, avenues, closes, courts in addition to lanes. I believe it has rattling few novel streets. For approximately argue since 1800 town planners inwards Great Britain cause got taken a rigid dislike to calling roads '... Street'.
Today's #30DayMapChallenge is to practise a map related to names. I've taken this equally an chance to position my street theory to the examination yesteryear exploring the position out of 'Streets' in addition to 'Roads' inwards a Great Britain town largely built afterwards 1800. The novel town of Crawley inwards West Sussex was developed afterwards the Second World War. If my theory is truthful it should hence cause got rattling few roads names 'Street'.
There Are No Streets inwards Crawley is an interactive map which colors all roads inwards Crawley xanthous in addition to all streets red. Of the hundreds of roads inwards Crawley entirely 5 of them are named equally streets: 'High Street', 'Church Street', 'West Street', 'New Street' in addition to 'Ifield Street'. I don't know sometime these streets are simply I mean value all 5 of them existed earlier the novel town of Crawley was built. I believe all 5 streets inwards Crawley tin live on works life on this 1896 Ordnance Survey Map. It is hence rattling probable that all 5 of them pre-date 1800. On the other hand, piece at that topographic point entirely 5 roads named 'Street' inwards Crawley, at that topographic point are lots of streets named 'Road'. It does appear that the Crawley town planners had a existent dislike for 'Street'.
If yous desire to a greater extent than proof of my theory that nosotros don't telephone telephone roads 'Street' whatever to a greater extent than in addition to then yous tin explore the distribution of streets in addition to roads inwards approximately of the UK's medieval cities in Medieval Streets in addition to Modern Roads. In this post service I looked at how roads named 'Street' tend to live on works life inwards the sometime metropolis centers. These centers likewise incorporate rattling few roads. However metropolis suburbs, generally built afterwards 1800, cause got lots of streets named 'Road' in addition to rattling few named 'Street'.
Obviously the refer of my interactive map is a misnomer in addition to it should live on called 'There Are Five Streets inwards Crawley'. However it is truthful that There Are No Roads inwards London.
