Street sign reading 'Juniper Crescent' with NW1 postcode, mounted on a wooden fence, with a partly cloudy sky and some greenery in the background.

Juniper

Juniper appears 19 times on London’s street signs, making it a very popular food-or-drink choice, all likely to be named after the juniper tree which is a hardy, coniferous variety. There are 11 Juniper Closes, Juniper Crescent, Juniper Drive, two Juniper Drives, Juniper Lane, Juniper Road, Juniper Street and Juniper Way.

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Juniper

Juniper berries are a spice used in a wide variety of culinary dishes and are best known for the primary flavouring in gin (and responsible for gin’s name, which is a shortening of the Dutch word for juniper, jenever). Juniper berry sauce is often a popular flavouring choice for game dishes, such as quail, rabbit, pheasant, veal and venison.

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Street sign reading 'KALE ROAD' with additional text 'Bexley Council' and a logo for 'Clean It Up' featuring a black dog and a trash bag. The sign is set on a grassy area with autumn fallen leaves, with residential buildings in the background.

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