John Rowland wrote:

"Peter Smyth" wrote in message
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Does anyone know why Latimer Road station is so
called when it is actually on Bramley Road and is
some distance from the road with the same name?


Freston Road was part of Latimer Road until the construction of the Westway,
so the station was quite close to Latimer Rd. Unlike tiny Bramley Road,
Latimer Road was a rather long road, stretching nearly to Holland Park
Avenue. The real question is, when they renamed half of Latimer Rd, why
didn't they rename the half that was further from the eponymous station?

Walthamstow Queens Road is more of a mystery, particularly since there were
two other Queens Road stations in London at the time (Battersea and
Peckham). The only entrance is (was?) in Edinburgh Road, a fair hike from
Queens Road.

Still is (corner of Edinburgh and Exmouth Roads). Lived a 2-minute walk
from it for a year, used it once, and that was only to go to Leyton.