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Woodhouse Road — 1956

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Wakefield Road
Origin unknown, possibly after an early settler.
Wakefield Road was a one-block street between Cadboro Bay Road and the Willows Fairgrounds from 1920s –1950s. When the fairgrounds were subdivided in 1954 and Allenby Street was extended east through the fairgrounds, Wakefield Road was renamed to become part of Allenby Street
The lane running south from Allenby Street marks the east boundary of the old fairground and the western extent of Wakefield Road. A misalignment between the two streets is responsible for the dogleg in Allenby Street between the lane and Eastdowne Road.
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Wales Road
Origin uncertain, possibly after the Country.
Called Durham Road prior to c 1940

Walter Street
Origin unknown, possibly after an early settler.
Original name of Rosario Street. This short street was subsequently called Haro Street before renamed Rosario Street c1928
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Weald Road
Origin uncertain, possibly descriptive from Old English weald, meaning "forest," or after area in southeast England called "The Weald" which was once heavily forested.

Wessex Close
Named after Wessex, England.

Wessex Crescent
Named after Wessex, England.

West Thompson Avenue
Origin uncertain, possibly after an early settler.
This one-block street between Cadboro Bay Road and Willows fairground was considered an extension of Thompson Avenue until the fairground was subdivided in the early 1950s when it was renamed to become part of Neil Street
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Westdowne Road
Origin descriptive, western-most street in Lansdowne slope subdivision.
Named by the Hudson's Bay Company

Willow Road
Origin descriptive, probably the access road to John Tod's Willows Farm.
Name of short road to Willows fairground (from Cadboro Bay Road to about where Haultain is today) but renamed Willows Road in 1928. It was subsequently extended through the fairground with1954 subdivision and named Eastdowne Road
see Willows Farm

Wilmot Place
Named after Wilmot House, the home of Joseph Despard Pemberton, Jr.
This street was originally the driveway to Wilmot House, the Pemberton property. The original garage still stands behind the fence at the end of the street
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Windsor Road
Named after the Royal House of Windsor.
Originally called Saratoga Avenue but renamed in 1921
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Woodburn Avenue
Origin unknown.
Named by the Hudson's Bay Company

Woodhouse Road
Named after W.L. Woodhouse, former reeve of Oak Bay.

Woodlawn Crescent
Origin unknown.

Wootton Crescent
Named after R.A.B. Wootton, former reeve of Oak Bay.


PLACE NAMES

Willows Beach
Named after John Tod's "Willows Farm"
SONGHEES NAME
Sitchamalth
"Drift logs and trees that lodge themselves in the sand"
The site of a former village occupied by a people of the same name. Parts of this site date back 2,700 years

Willows Park
There have been two Willows Parks in Oak Bay.
The first Willows Park was an outgrowth of the Driving Park, which was established in the 1880s for horseracing and developed into the Willows fairground and racetrack complex before ultimately succumbing to the Carnarvon Park subdivision in the early 1950s. During the 1930s one of the exhibition buildings was converted to a motion picture soundstage and called Willows Park Studio.This first Willows Park is remembered today by Willows Park Grocery on Eastdowne Road.
The second Willows Park, the one people know today on Beach Drive adjoining Willows Beach, was developed after the municipality purchased 3.5 acres of land from Robert Scott in 1913.

Windsor Park
Named after the Royal House of Windsor.
Originally called Oak Bay Park when it was developed in 1895 by the tramway company* as a "winter destination" for its streetcar track extension to Oak Bay Beach
* National Electric Tramway and Lighting Company


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