This road is on the northern edge of the parish churchyard, and runs from Church Road, eastward to north of Edmund Road. Later renamed Miles Road.
Not shown in the 1891 street directory, but is in the 1896 edition, suggesting that it was built in the early or mid 1890s.
1896 street directory:
NORTH SIDE
Elm Villa, Robert HANCOCK, market gardenerSOUTH SIDE
Clifton Cottages
1, Henry EARLE
2, Daniel GRIFFIN
3, James SMITH
The location of the Clifton Cottages ca be deduced from the 1925 street directory as they are shown past Edmund Road.
From the 1915 street directory:
Miles Lane, from Church Road.
NORTH SIDERobert Charles GUNN, florist, (Elm Villa)
Norman, Smee & Dodwell, varnish manufacturers
From the 1925 street directory:
Miles Lane, from Church Road to Field Gate Lane.
NORTH SIDE
Arthur J. PARKER (Abingdon house)
Robert SMITH (Abingdon house)
George WRIGHT (Raleigh House)Abingdon buildings:
1a, William GRAHAM
1, James William NICHOLAS
2a, Charles GOULD
2, George KELSEY
3a, Reginald Edward WEEKES
3, Oliver CHARMAN
4a, Robert JOHNSTON
4, George FRANCIS
5a, Arthur STARKEY
5, Frederick MONEY
6a, Robert Henry SIMS
6, George COLERobert GUNN, florist (The Nursery)
15, Herbert VINCER
14, John Orlando EDMUNDS
13, Charles Duncan BALLARD
12, Balantyne SEARS
10, Thomas BROWN
9, George Alfred BOURNER
8, Mrs PARK
7, Frank WHEELER
6, William PAGE
5, Charles PICKETT
4, Kenneth ENEVER
3, Thomas WEST
2, James CRUTCH
1, Eli NORTHNorman, Smee & Dodwell, varnish manufacturers
Edward ABREHART, market gardenerSOUTH SIDE
R.J. Hamer & Son, varnish manufacturers
Simmonds cottages:
3, William Henry NORTH
2, Edward NORTH
2, A.F. NORTH, boot repairer
1, Charles BUNCE… here is Edmund Road
Clifton cottages:
3, Robert SAYERS
2, Daniel GRIFFITHS
1, William SAYERS
World War 1 Connections
Private Hubert Cole
From the Surrey Recruitment Registers:
F ABREHART of 1 Miles Lane, aged 21 Years 10 Months, Carman. Volunteered with the Derby Scheme on 24 February 1916 to the Royal Field Artillery.
C H BOWDERY of 4 Miles Lane, aged 26 Years, Carman. Volunteered with the Derby Scheme on 13 May 1916 to the Royal Engineers (3/1st Kent).
J L CRAWFORD of 6 Abingdon Terrace, Miles Lane, aged 32 Years, Motor Driver. Conscripted on 7 May 1917 to the Army Service Corps (mt).
C JAMES of 2 Miles Lane, aged 23 Years 5 Months, Dustman. Conscripted on 2 December 1915 to the Labour Centre.
W H NORTH of 3 Simmons Cottages Miles Lane, aged 36 Years, Scaffolder. Conscripted on 6 June 1916 to the Royal Engineers.
G C S SPOONER of Abingdon House Miles Lane, aged 30 Years 10 Months, Conductor. Volunteered with the Derby Scheme on 12 December 1915 to the Huntingdonshire Cyclists (2/1st Batn).
R VARNHAM of 12 Miles Lane, aged 34 Years, Labourer. Volunteered on 13 January 1915 to the East Surrey Regiment.
T WEST of 3 Miles Lane, aged 40 Years, Labourer. Volunteered with the Derby Scheme on 11 December 1915 to the Durham Light Infantry (5th Batn).
W WEST of 3 Miles Lane, aged 35 Years, Labourer. Conscripted on 6 March 1917 to the Bedfordshire Regiment (30th Inf Lab Coy).
F W WHEELER of 7 Miles Lane, aged 39 Years, Lamplighter. Volunteered with the Derby Scheme on 11 December 1915 to the Royal West Surrey Regiment (9th Batn).
W E WILKS of 4 Miles Lane, aged 39 Years 5 Months, Horsedealer. Volunteered with the Derby Scheme on 8 March 1916 to the Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.