Mustang Road? New names suggested for Pinchington Lane development

The names of former WW2 aircraft have been put forward as street names for the new Pinchington Lane development near Newbury.

A suggestion is to use names of aircraft which were stationed at the nearby Greenham Common airbase such as Mustang, Thunderbolt, Skytrain Cold War: Peacemaker, Stratojet, Stratofortress.

The public and Newbury Town Council have been asked to come up with five unique street names for the new development.

West Berkshire Council says any names suggested must comply with a street naming and numbering policy, which means the names can’t be too similar to ones which already exist or contravene any equal opportunities policy.

It says no street shall be named after any living person and words of more than three syllables and the use of more than two words shall be avoided.

“We strongly advise that the names have a local and locally historic theme. We will advise that your Council liaise with local historians or those that have much local knowledge in this regard.

“We also ask that any families of any deceased are liaised with by your Council to ensure the consent of the family,” it said.

Responses received to date are Pinchington Place, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Duke of Edinburgh Drive, Prince of Wales Drive, England Avenue, Ireland Walk, Scotland Walk, Wales Walk .

Alternatively, West Berkshire Council says it can send the list of names from the Council’s blue plaque and they can select from those names.