In Medieval Streets too Modern Roads I hypothesized a theory that inwards England nosotros largely stopped using the suffix 'Street' when naming our roads approximately 1800. Before the belatedly Fifteenth Century the discussion 'Road' was never used for street names inwards England because this feel of the discussion only emerged inwards the belatedly Sixteenth Century. Before the Sixteenth Century lots of roads were called 'Street'.
My theory was that since the discussion 'Road' came into purpose later on the Seventeenth Century the discussion 'Street' largely went out of fashion when naming novel roads. In Medieval Streets too Modern Roads I gave the representative of Bournemouth. The town of Bournemouth, on the southward coast, was founded inwards 1810 past times Lewis Tregonwell. Before the town was built the expanse was to a greater extent than oftentimes than non deserted heathland alongside rattling few existing roads. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 search for roads called 'Street' inwards Bournemouth returns only i outcome - 'Orchard Street'. So inwards this town, built only later on 1800, at that topographic point is only i route called 'Street'. In Bournemouth at that topographic point are lots of streets named 'Road'.
However i representative is non plenty to confirm my argument. I accept so been wondering e'er since almost how else I could seek out my theory. This weekend I all of a abrupt struck upon the reckon of searching for Station Roads too Station Streets. The outset railway station inwards the footing was built inwards 1807. Therefore it is unlikely that at that topographic point were many 'Station Roads' or 'Station Streets' earlier this time. If my theory that the discussion 'Street' went out of fashion approximately 1800 is truly right nosotros should uncovering rattling few Stations Streets too many to a greater extent than Station Roads.
I so used Overpass Turbo to enquiry OpenStreetMap for roads inwards England called 'Station Road' too 'Station Street'. Here's how the enquiry for Station Street is formed
[out:json][timeout:185];
area["name"="England"]->.boundaryarea;
(
way(area.boundaryarea) ["name" "Station Street"];
);
// impress results
out body;
>;
out skel qt;
From my search I institute that inwards England at that topographic point are 5,565 streets called 'Station Road' too only 181 roads named 'Station Street'. So for every 'Station Street' inwards England at that topographic point are over 300 Station Roads.
My theory was looking rattling good!
Today I reckon of some other agency I could seek out my theory. In England nosotros create similar to refer places for our imperial family. During too straightaway later on the reign of Queen Victoria (1807-1901) a lot of roads were named for Victoria too Albert. If my theory is right too so at that topographic point should last lots of Victoria Roads too lots of Albert Roads too rattling few Victoria Streets too Albert Streets.
I turned i time once to a greater extent than to Overpass Turbo. My search of OpenStreetMap information institute 1,022 Victoria Roads too 598 Victoria Streets. So Queen Victoria appears to debunk my theory. While at that topographic point are significantly to a greater extent than Victoria Roads than Victoria Streets at that topographic point are yet a large proportion of roads named 'Street'. In this representative the discussion 'Street' doesn't appear to accept gone significantly out of fashion later on 1800. The outcome is fifty-fifty closer for roads named for Albert. There are 498 Albert Roads too 341 Albert Streets inwards England.
So my theory no longer looks so good.
However I haven't completely given upwards on the idea. Even the roads named for Victoria & Albert present that 'Road' was used to a greater extent than than 'Street' for these roads. I besides wonder whether a lot of these roads named 'Victoria Street' too 'Albert Street' may accept been quondam existing pre-1800 roads which only had their names changed from 'Something Street' to 'Victoria' or 'Albert' Street. I so require some to a greater extent than ideas almost how I tin seek out my theory
To last continued ... (probably)
