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:
Ward 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: James B. Culver
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
Butson Street:
Leach Highway:
Binns Court:
O'Reilly Close:
McMahon Way:
Oakover Street:
Ainslie Road:
Navan Court:
Martha Street:
Barnett Street: Henry Calvert Barnett
Henderson Street: Edmund Henderson
Watkins Street: Daniel Glyn Watkins
Hampton Road: John Stephen Hampton
Winterfold Road:
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
Reveley Court:
Instone Street:
Rennie Crescent North:
Shuffrey Street: George Smith Shuffrey
Yarrick Street:
Amherst Street: Josceline Amherst
Cadd Street: Frank Cadd
Manoora Close:
Murphy Street:
Marimont Street:
Bolt Street:
Lynn Street:
Jean Street:
Fortescue Street:
Knutsford Street: Knutsford
Badham Close:
Farrell Street:
Pulford Lane:
Sleeman Close:
Mews Road:
Laidlaw Street:
Wharfing Lane:
Holland Street:
Agnes Street:
Hines Road:
Yalgoo Avenue: Yalgoo
Minilya Avenue:
Bayleaf Retreat:
Victor Street:
Sainsbury Road:
McAtee Court:
Angwin Street:
Workshop Lane:
Thompson Road: George Thompson
Stirling Highway Exit:
Porter Street:
Feeney Street:
Irene Street:
Jarvis Street:
Capo d'Orlando Drive: Capo d'Orlando
Mouat Street: J.A. Mouat
Coventry Parade:
Curtin Avenue:
Nelson Street:
James Street: James Stirling
Rose Street:
Paddy Troy Mall: Paddy Troy
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:
Bellevue Terrace: John Joseph "Jack" Higham
Shepherd Street:
Silver Street:
Riverside Road:
Hebbard Street:
Kooringa Place:
Parnell Road:
Joslin Street:
Riggs Way:
Edgar Court:
Turton Street:
Slip Street: slipway
Direction Way:
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:
Livingstone Street:
Sheedy 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:
Johannah Street:
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:
Hamilton Street:
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
Dale Street:
Milroy Street:
Carnac Street: Carnac Island
Richard Lane (laneway):
Nannine Avenue:
Delamere Lane:
Wardle Road:
Cliff Street: cliff
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
Napier Road:
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
Terrazzo Lane: terrazzo
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:
Jones Street:
Wexford Way:
Adams Street:
Canning Highway:
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:
Leighton Beach Boulevard:
Craig Street:
Hicks Street:
Lockett Street:
Tonkin Road:
Lynch Place:
Dorothy Street:
Montgomery Street:
Douglas Street:
Tolley Court:
Gough Place:
Rochfort Way: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Fothergill Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Letitia Road:
Chadwick Street:
Martha Street East:
Seaview Street:
Garling Street:
Gallop Street:
Queen Victoria Street: Victoria
Darling Street:
Little High Street:
Keel Place:
Carrington Street: Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire
McLaren Street:
Smith Street:
Duke Street:
Deering Street:
Pioneer Court:
Market Street:
Burns Street:
Collick Street:
Trafford Street:
Thomas Street:
Victoria Quay Road:
Warren Street:
Cooke Street:
Harbour Road:
The Cutting:
The Terrace:
Howson Street:
Karak Lane:
Waterford Street:
Duffield Avenue:
Terrene Lane:
Wesley Street:
McCabe Street:
Emma Place:
Yuna Lane: Yuna
William Street: William IV
Rennie Crescent South:
Edmund Street:
Orchard Lane:
Eucla Court:
Willis Road:
Leighton Development Road:
Yilgarn Street:
Bracks Street:
Harwood Street:
Stack Street:
Zeta Crescent:
Douro Road: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Taylor Street:
Pitts Lane:
Manning Street:
Montreal Street:
Josephson Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Higham Road:
Darroch Street:
Pilling Place:
Euphrasie Court: Adèle Euphrasie Barbier
Carnac Way: Carnac Island
Tangney Crescent: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Mofflin Street:
Caesar Street:
Jose Court:
Coode Street:
Carob Court: Ceratonia siliqua
Burford Place:
Edward Street: William Edward Parry
Snook Crescent:
Rees Street:
Sweetman Street:
Collie Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Fullston Way:
Sydney Street:
Cockburn Road:
Short Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Rowe Court:
Village Lane:
Christina Parade:
Swan Street:
Birksgate Road:
Norfolk Lane:
John Street:
South Terrace:
Sunset Coast Tourist Drive:
Marine Terrace:
Ord Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Caldwell Street:
Francisco Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Holdsworth Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Cumbor Way: Fred Cumbor
Suffolk Street: Suffolk
Haynes Court:
Beazley Way: Kim Beazley
Alexandra Road:
Fisher Street:
Marshall Way:
Dalgety Street:
Strang Court:
Jenkin Street: J.G. Jenkin
Paton Place:
Kildare Link:
Jeffery Street:
Forsyth Street:
Carr Street: P.V. Carr
Bennewith Street: Albert Arthur Bennewith
Scott Street:
Alma Street: Battle of Alma
Longford Road:
Conway Court:
Hoskins Street:
Quarry Street: quarry
Stirling Highway: James Stirling
Stevens Street: John Stephen Hampton
Cypress Lane:
Staton Road:
Jaggs Way:
Fletcher Street:
Stamos Court:
Henry Street: John Henry
Milbourne Street:
McCombe Avenue:
Ferres Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Croke Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Freeman Loop:
Ashburton Terrace: Shire of Ashburton
Hargreaves Road:
Dorrie Lane:
Edmondson Street:
Speedy Cheval Street:
Chamberlain Street:
Porcelli Close:
Ives Close:
Sowden Drive:
Loukes Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Phillimore Street: John Phillimore
Irwin Street:
Pass Crescent:
High Street:
South Street:
Adelaide Street: Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Inverleith Street:
Lawrence Way:
Brolo Court:
Crabtree Mews: Malus sylvestris
Maxwell Street:
Swanbourne Street:
Skinner Street:
College Corner:
Limerick Way:
McCleery Street:
Humble Way:
Lois Lane:
Passmore Avenue:
Pearse Street:
Simper Crescent:
Wardle Place:
Pakenham Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Burt Street: Archibald Burt
Hughes Street:
Charles Street:
Hudson Mews:
Mayhew Street:
McNeece Place:
Walton Way:
Hanlon Street:
Chudleigh Street:
George Street:
Howell Vista: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Briggs Court:
Bay Patch Street:
Arundel Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Samson Street:
Walker Street:
Congdon Street:
Rollinson Road:
Customs Place: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Brice Avenue:
Nairn Street: Charles Nairn
Rous Head Road:
North Quay Road:
Marsh Close:
Jackson Street:
Bateman Street: John Bateman
Newmarket Street:
Robinson Street:
Hillside Road:
O'Hara Street:
King Street:
Foundry Court:
Sumpton Street:
Grey Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Wilkinson Street:
Mathieson Avenue:
Adcock Way: Fredrick Brenchley Adcock
Molfetta Quays:
Bickley Close:
Keegan Street:
Queen Street: Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Covich Avenue:
Tydeman Road: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Council Place:
Elder Place: Elders Limited
Pritchard Street:
Lefroy Road:
Preston Point Road:
Friend Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Morris Street:
Mooney Place:
West Meath Street:
Colburn Way:
Ellen Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Stirling Highway Southern Extension:
Central Avenue:
Bostock Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
East Street: east
Little Lefroy Lane:
Leake Street: Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: too many expensive function calls.
Wallace Way:
Kirby Way: