Bollo Lane is a street in Acton in

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running northeastwards from

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. It is one of the oldest streets in the area, the name dating back to the Bollobridge over

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in the

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. The earliest reference to the street is as Bolhollane in 1408, the name meaning the "lane at Bull Hollow". It marks the boundary between the

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to the north and the

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to the south.Talling p.62 The Bollo pub is located in the street nearer to the Chiswick Park end.

References

Bibliography

* Knights, David and Amanda. ''Acton Through Time''. Amberley Publishing Limited, 2012. * Mills, A.D. '' Dictionary of London Place Names''. Oxford University Press, 2001. * Pevsner, Nikolaus. ''London 2: South''. Penguin, 1973. * Talling, Paul. ''London's Lost Rivers: a beautifully illustrated guide to London's secret rivers''. Random House, 2020. Streets in the London Borough of Ealing Acton, London {{London-road-stub