Street etymologies

The street etymologies project aims to document the origins of all of the names of all of the streets of Fremantle.

The initial source is the City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle Street Names Index, followed by a number of other council documents, newspaper articles, etc. Where possible source texts are being copied to this site and linked to the street pages.

Sources

List

Ada Street:
Nicholas Crescent:
Leslie Road:
Little Howard Street: Howard Street
Polo Way:
Tidal Lane:
Lloyd Street:
Wright Street: Charles D. Wright
Delrosso Place:
Manning Street:
Butterworth Place:
Howard Street: Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop
Holmes Place:
Palmerston Row:
York Street:
Essex Lane: Essex
Phyllis Street:
Grosvenor Street:
Henville Street: Samson Henville
Baker Street:
Kwong Alley:
Hulbert Street:
McGregor Road:
Bannister Street: Thomas Bannister
Long Street:
Wardie Street:
Chivers Court:
Brockman Place:
Culver Street:
Mardie Street:
Old Port Beach Road:
Peter Hughes Drive: Peter Hughes
Price Street: James Price
Trusting Lane:
Bradley Court:
Mulberry Farm Lane:
Fleet Street: fleet
Baird Place: Colin Baird
Bromley Road:
Leitrim Lane:
Keeling Way:
McKenzie Road:
Wardan Lane: alley
Newspaper Lane:
Peel Road:
Perth-Fremantle Road:
Beach Street: beach
Biddles Lane:
Rushby Way:
Martha Street West:
Stockdale Road:
Goldsbrough Street: Goldsbrough Mort & Co.
Antrim Lane: County Antrim
Ethelwyn Street:
Vickridge Close:
Doust Street:
Barfield Place: John Henry Barfield
Ashburton Terrace: Shire of Ashburton
Leach Highway:
Henry Street: John Henry
O'Reilly Close:
McMahon Way:
Oakover Street:
Ainslie Road:
Navan Court:
Martha Street:
Barnett Street: Henry Calvert Barnett
Henderson Street: Edmund Henderson
Scott Street:
Hampton Road: John Stephen Hampton
Maxwell Street:
Bowen Street:
Hickory Street:
Moran Court:
Bradbury Way:
Harvest Road:
Norman Street:
Hollis Street:
Broome Street:
Petra Street:
Rule Street: Charles Percival Rule
Belmont Street:
Hill Street:
Boas Place:
Keady Way:
Bolton Place: Isaac Bolton
Woylie Lane: Bettongia penicillata
Simper Crescent:
Instone Street:
Rennie Crescent North:
Shuffrey Street: George Smith Shuffrey
Willis Road:
Amherst Street: Josceline Amherst
Cadd Street: Frank Cadd
Manoora Close:
Murphy Street:
Zeta Crescent:
Bolt Street:
Lynn Street:
Jean Street:
Fortescue Street:
Bennewith Street: Albert Arthur Bennewith
Badham Close:
Farrell Street:
Pulford Lane:
Sleeman Close:
Mews Road:
Laidlaw Street:
Wharfing Lane:
Holland Street:
Agnes Street:
Nairn Street: Charles Nairn
Yalgoo Avenue: Yalgoo
Minilya Avenue:
Bayleaf Retreat:
Colburn Way:
Sainsbury Road:
McAtee Court:
Angwin Street:
Workshop Lane:
Thompson Road: George Thompson
Stirling Highway Exit:
Porter Street:
Feeney Street:
Market Street:
Jarvis Street:
Bickley Close:
Mouat Street: J.A. Mouat
Gough Place:
Curtin Avenue:
Nelson Street:
James Street: James Stirling
Rose Street:
Tydeman Road: Frank Tydeman
Tapper Street:
Flindell Street:
Delisle Street:
Rudderham Drive:
Tuckfield Street: Roger Goldsworthy
Greer Lane:
Rockingham Road: Rockingham
Salustri Place:
Elizabeth Street:
Girton Lane:
Cottonwood Place:
Corkhill Street:
Simms Road:
Paget Street:
Fifth Avenue:
Ocean Drive:
Attfield Street: George Attfield
Redmond Road:
Lewington Street:
Crandon Street:
Stock Road:
Bedford Street:
Fleay Lane:
Plane Tree Grove:
Kybra Lane:
Pensioner Guard Road:
Hevron Street:
Tipuana Green:
Doig Place:
West Meath Street:
Shepherd Street:
Silver Street:
Riverside Road:
Leighton Beach Boulevard:
Kooringa Place:
Parnell Road:
Joslin Street:
Riggs Way:
Ferres Street: John Middleton Ferres
Turton Street:
Slip Street: slipway
Central Avenue:
Lee Avenue:
Richmond Crescent:
Hanlin Way:
Louisa Street:
Dermer Road:
Reuben Street:
Moran Street:
Wicklow Close:
Brennan Street: John Charles Brennan
Field Street:
McCabe Place:
Thornett Street:
Hubble Street:
Wongan Avenue:
Ameling Rise: Anne Hilda Ameling
Port Beach Road:
Wellesley Way:
Essex Street: Essex
Weatherburn Way:
Newman Court: Edward Newman
Wyola Lane:
Andrews Road:
Orient Street:
Bellamy Street:
Kirby Way:
High Street:
Glyde Street:
Dixon Street:
Wood Street: Barrington Wood
Milson Place:
Blinco Street:
Solomon Street: Elias Solomon
Naylor Street:
Oldham Crescent:
Showell Street:
King William Street:
Parmelia Street:
Marmion Street:
Rawlinson Street:
Coral Street:
Booth Court:
Yuna Lane: Yuna
Herbert Street:
Stokes Street:
Griffiths Place: W.P. Griffiths
Lewis Court:
Ladner Street:
Cower Mews:
Stirling Street: James Stirling
Clarke Street:
Roscommon Crescent:
Russell Street: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Mather Road:
Gibson Street:
Collinson Street:
Pilbarra Street:
Phanos Lane:
Croke Lane: William Dalgety Moore
Letchford Street:
Point Street: point
Moss Street:
Council Place:
Forrest Street:
Jewell Parade:
Petterson Avenue:
Patrick's Filter Lane:
Wiluna Avenue:
Raceway Road:
Tondarup Way:
St Peters Road:
May Street:
Hale Street:
Lukin Mews:
Chalmers Street: James Chalmers
Yilgarn Street:
Milroy Street:
Carnac Street: Carnac Island
Richard Lane (laneway):
Nannine Avenue:
Delamere Lane:
Wardle Road:
Hudson Mews:
Kellow Place:
Finnerty Street: Charles Finnerty
Fay Street:
Newbold Street:
Milky Way:
Strang Street:
Curedale Street:
Healy Road:
Annie Street: Anne Mary Healey
Norfolk Street: Norfolk
Michael Street:
Mrs Trivett Place:
Farrier Lane:
Vale Street:
Davies Street: George Alfred Davies
North Mole Drive:
Onslow Street: Alexander Campbell Onslow
Milbourne Street:
Blamey Place:
Sinclair Street:
Cantonment Street: cantonment
South Beach Promenade:
Lime Street:
Roper Street:
Alfred Road:
Gold Street:
Staples Street:
Pamment Street:
Tyrone Street:
Sewell Street:
Ocean Road:
Wallwork Court:
Doepel Street:
Chester Street:
Meiers Street:
Beard Street: George B. Beard
Commercial Street:
Wray Avenue: William Ernest Wray
Prowse Street:
Marchant Road:
Parry Street: William Edward Parry
Bayly Street:
Lilly Street: James Lilly
Proctor Street:
Mouquet Vista:
Smith Street:
Wexford Way:
Adams Street:
Rochfort Way: Frank Rochfort
Sellenger Avenue:
Malcolm Street: Malcolm Fraser
Notley Court:
Captains Lane: Albert Ernest Trivett
Noel Street:
Fairbairn Street: Robert Fairbairn
Clontarf Road:
Silas Street:
Hope Street:
Grigg Place: Albert Grigg
Sultan Way:
Allen Street:
Daly Street:
White Street:
Bruce Street:
Temby Court:
Barker Street:
Noble Close:
Craig Street:
Hicks Street:
Kildare Link:
Leighton Development Road:
Hughes Street:
Lockett Street:
Montreal Street:
Douglas Street:
Trafford Street:
Tonkin Road:
Queen Street: Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Fothergill Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Letitia Road:
Molfetta Quays:
Martha Street East:
Taylor Street:
Garling Street:
Gallop Street:
Queen Victoria Street: Victoria
Darling Street:
Little High Street:
Tolley Court:
Christina Parade:
McLaren Street:
Pilling Place:
Keel Place:
Burt Street: Archibald Burt
Hillside Road:
Preston Point Road:
Burns Street:
Collick Street:
Bellevue Terrace: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Ward Street:
Wardle Place:
Warren Street:
Cooke Street:
Harbour Road:
Thomas Street:
The Terrace:
Howson Street:
Deering Street:
Johannah Street:
Duffield Avenue:
Duke Street:
Butson Street:
McCabe Street:
Emma Place:
Edmund Street:
Tangney Crescent:
Rennie Crescent South:
The Cutting:
Karak Lane:
Eucla Court:
Winterfold Road:
Terrene Lane:
Victoria Quay Road:
Bracks Street:
Harwood Street:
Stack Street:
Marshall Way:
Douro Road: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Euphrasie Court: Adèle Euphrasie Barbier
Pitts Lane:
Carnac Way: Carnac Island
Hamilton Street:
Caesar Street:
Higham Road:
Strang Court:
Napier Road:
Collie Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Josephson Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
William Street: William IV
Mofflin Street:
Fullston Way:
Pioneer Court:
Jose Court:
Carob Court:
Burford Place:
Edward Street: William Edward Parry
Snook Crescent:
Rees Street:
Darroch Street:
Sweetman Street:
Cumbor Way: Fred Cumbor
Sydney Street:
Jones Street:
Swan Street:
Rowe Court:
Village Lane:
Sunset Coast Tourist Drive:
John Street:
Birksgate Road:
Norfolk Lane:
Pakenham Street: H. Pakenham
South Terrace:
Haynes Court:
Marine Terrace:
Ord Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Caldwell Street:
Fisher Street:
Cliff Street: cliff
Waterford Street:
Suffolk Street: Suffolk
Jenkin Street: J.G. Jenkin
Beazley Way: Kim Beazley
Alexandra Road:
Marimont Street:
Jeffery Street:
Longford Road:
Hoskins Street:
Dalgety Street:
Paton Place:
Direction Way:
Hines Road:
Forsyth Street:
Carr Street: P.V. Carr
Stirling Highway: James Stirling
Dale Street:
Alma Street: Battle of Alma
Stevens Street: John Stephen Hampton
Conway Court:
Staton Road:
Quarry Street: quarry
Reveley Court:
Lynch Place:
Stamos Court:
Jaggs Way:
Freeman Loop:
Fletcher Street:
Dorrie Lane:
Binns Court:
Cypress Lane:
McCombe Avenue:
Friend Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Croke Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Speedy Cheval Street:
Sowden Drive:
Hargreaves Road:
Adelaide Street: Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Ives Close:
Watkins Street: Daniel Glyn Watkins
Chamberlain Street:
Porcelli Close:
South Street:
Irwin Street:
Loukes Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Phillimore Street: John Phillimore
Irene Street:
Pass Crescent:
Limerick Way:
Short Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Passmore Avenue:
Inverleith Street:
Lawrence Way:
Orchard Lane:
Humble Way:
Charles Street:
Swanbourne Street:
Mayhew Street:
College Corner:
Brolo Court:
Wallace Way:
Hanlon Street:
Lois Lane:
Yarrick Street:
Edmondson Street:
Sheedy Street:
Skinner Street:
Canning Highway:
Bay Patch Street:
Knutsford Street: Knutsford
Seaview Street:
Howell Vista: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Samson Street:
Cockburn Road:
Walton Way:
Holdsworth Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Chudleigh Street:
George Street:
Paddy Troy Mall: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Briggs Court:
North Quay Road:
Arundel Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Bateman Street: John Bateman
Walker Street:
Rollinson Road:
Crabtree Mews:
Customs Place: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Chadwick Street:
Dorothy Street:
Rous Head Road:
Foundry Court:
Marsh Close:
Jackson Street:
Robinson Street:
Newmarket Street:
Capo d'Orlando Drive: Capo d'Orlando
Wesley Street:
O'Hara Street:
King Street:
Congdon Street:
Sumpton Street:
Coventry Parade:
Wilkinson Street:
Mathieson Avenue:
Adcock Way: Fredrick Brenchley Adcock
Elder Place: Elders Limited
Pritchard Street:
Keegan Street:
Hebbard Street:
Covich Avenue:
Coode Street:
Mooney Place:
Francisco Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Pearse Street:
Lefroy Road:
Victor Street:
McNeece Place:
Morris Street:
Grey Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
Edgar Court:
Carrington Street: Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire
Ellen Street: Ellen Stirling (née Mangles)
Stirling Highway Southern Extension:
McCleery Street:
Bostock Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 359: too many expensive function calls.
East Street: east
Little Lefroy Lane:
Leake Street: George Leake
Montgomery Street:
Livingstone Street: