Road names in England not in English

[Jim606]

Here in Colchester, part of the northern approach road from the A134 to the A12 (J28) has been named the 'Via Urbis Romanae' which I think basically translates from Latin to English as 'Roman City Way'. Can anyone think of any other good examples?

[Chris Bertram]

There's Hammstrasse in Bradford, isn't there? Shipley appears to be twinned with Hamm in Nordrhein-Westfalen, so I'm guessing that this is the reason for the German name.

[Steven]

There is also Via Ravenna and Avenue de Chartres in Chichester, Sussex.

[mfmman]

Avenue La Fleche in Chippenham

[DB617]

Technically in Wales, but still in a foreign language are Stuttgarter Strasse and Boulevard de Nantes, part of Cardiff's inner 'ring', named after the twinned towns.

Interestingly Cardiff was/is twinned with Lugansk, one of the cities involved in the Ukrainian crisis.

[KeithW]

A good portion of the street names in York are of Scandinavian origin - and others date back to the Roman occupation and the Anglo Saxon Period

Basically anything end in Gate is an Anglicised version of the Viking Gata.

York Street names
Whipmawhopmagate
Swinegate (Swinegail)
Stonegate (Stanegate) - It follows the line of the Roman Via Praetoria and got its name as it was still paved when the Anglo Saxons arrived
Skeldergate
Ogleforth
Micklegate
Jubbergate
Goodramgate (Gudrumgata after KGudrum King of the Danish Vikings in England)
Coney Street (Cuningstreta)
Aldwark (Old earthwork)

One of the longest is probably Stanegate which is the old Northumbrian name for the Roman military road from Corbridge to Carlisle (now the B6318/A69/A689)

[DavidBrown]

Ste Honorine du Fay Close just off the old A361 in Swimbridge, near Barnstaple. The two villages are twinned.

[Berk]

Viersen Platz in Peterborough (sometimes as two words, sometimes one).

[Ben302]

There's La Providence in Rochester just off the High Street, and Avenue du Puy in Tonbridge

[DavidB]

Braintree has a Rue Des Jeunes.

[RichardA626]

A good portion of the street names in York are of Scandinavian origin - and others date back to the Roman occupation and the Anglo Saxon Period

Basically anything end in Gate is an Anglicised version of the Viking Gata.

York Street names
Whipmawhopmagate
Swinegate (Swinegail)
Stonegate (Stanegate) - It follows the line of the Roman Via Praetoria and got its name as it was still paved when the Anglo Saxons arrived
Skeldergate
Ogleforth
Micklegate
Jubbergate
Goodramgate (Gudrumgata after KGudrum King of the Danish Vikings in England)
Coney Street (Cuningstreta)
Aldwark (Old earthwork)

One of the longest is probably Stanegate which is the old Northumbrian name for the Roman military road from Corbridge to Carlisle (now the B6318/A69/A689)

There are a lot of gates where I live, Hillgate is right outside where I live, & was the original London - Carlisle road coming into Stockport.

Manchester has Deansgate, which is a good paring for a street of Danes.

[Chris Bertram]

Let's not forget Petty (Petit) France in London.

[Nwallace]

Ays and icks lead to a norse name of sorts too.

But since English contains these norse words does it really count as not English?
If so the list will be exhausting!

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[jgharston]

Whitby appears to be the only place outside the Indian subcontinent that has Ghauts - passageways to the river.

Tin Ghuat (t' Inn Ghaut - the ghaut next t' Inn)
Fish Ghaut - the ghaut leading down beside the fish pier
New Ghaut - the 'new' ghaut
Virgin Pump Ghaut - the ghaut with the pump
Watson's Ghaut
Collier's Ghaut
New Mill Ghaut
Alders Waste Ghaut
Hildrith's Ghaut
Landry Ghaut
Rippon's Ghaut

[Berk]

When 10 years ago, in Jersey, a street was renamed as ‘Rue de Funchal’ (in honour of the Portuguese community), there was a strong body of opinion that thought it should be called Rua de Funchal (i.e. in Portuguese, rather than French).

Nearly forgot another one: Forli Strada (also in Peterborough).

[trickstat]

Does Bourges Boulevard in Peterborough count? I know boulevard can be considered an English street suffix but it is of French origin and is used here with the name of a French twintown.

[rhyds]

I have something that's in the same vein, but its a road name in Wales that's not in Welsh or English

Aberystwyth has the wonderfully named Boulevard De Saint Brieuc while Saint Brieuc has Rond-Point Aberystwyth.

[KeithW]

There is also Petty Cury in Cambridge the original spelling apparently having been Petit Cury (little cooks' row)

[Owain]

Nearly forgot another one: Forli Strada (also in Peterborough).

Whoever came up with that one obviously forgot to check it with their Italian counterparts!

First, in Italian, Forlì has an accent on the i. I know that in English we pretend that accents aren't important, but in other languages they do make a difference to pronunciation.

Secondly, although 'strada' is indeed the Italian equivalent of the word 'street', in usage it is closer in meaning to the way that we use the word 'road'; i.e. it is used mostly to refer to a strip of tarmac, rather than in street names. The Italian word most commonly used in place of our '--- Street' or '--- Road' would be 'Via' (Way).

Thirdly, the word order is wrong; it would be Via Forlì, not Forlì Via. See Via Peterborough, in Forlì (although the Italians should perhaps have called it 'Peterborough Street' to get properly into the spirit of things!).

[stuartf]

The locals might dispute whether it's in England, but there are several Cornish street names in Cornwall. Nansledan near Tintagel has some related to local mythology, with Stret Euther Pendragon (Uther Pendragon Street) amongst others on Google Maps (spelt rather inconsistently). Stret Trystan, Stret Merdhin, and more are reportedly proposed.