Royal Mail reveals romantic street names – one in Andover

The postal service analysed 32 million addresses, revealing an array of love-inspired streets closer to home than Paris.

Honey Bottom in Upper Chute, Andover made the list, alongside others like Long Lover Lane in Halifax, Sweet Pea Close in Telford, True Lovers Walk in Loughborough, and The Heart in Walton-on-Thames.

The most common romantic-themed road name, however, is Love Lane, with 121 across the country.

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Spalding is home to Dear Love Gate, Marlborough has a Love’s Lane, and Herne Bay boasts a Heart in Hand Road.

Residents in Date Street in southeast London and Marriage Hill in Alcester may find themselves particularly busy around Valentine’s Day.

Gift Lane in east London could see a flurry of gift deliveries, while residents of Champagne Avenue in Thornton-Cleveleys and Champagne Gardens in London might find their street name sets the tone for their celebrations.

There are also four different roads named Love Street in Chester, Kilwinning, Paisley and Sheffield.

Saint Valentine, the patron of love, has inspired 75 street names compared to Cupid’s three.

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There are five streets around the country that have ‘kissing’ in their name, including Kissing Gate, Kissing Grove, Kissing Tree Lane, and Kissing Tree Way.

London leads the way with 45 romance-inspired street names, followed by Bristol with 26 and Liverpool with 25.

Nottingham has 18 romantic-themed roads, and Sheffield has 15.

Ian Evans, head of Royal Mail’s address management unit, said before Valentine’s Day: “Ahead of Valentine’s Day we thought it would be fun to analyse our database of addresses to look into some of the quirkier romantic-themed names.

“Our posties will be helping spread the love this Friday delivering cards and gifts, and I’m sure they’ll have a smile on their face on all the Love Lanes and Valentine Roads.”

The initiative by the Royal Mail comes ahead of the busiest time for posties, with Valentine’s Day expected to see an uptick in the delivery of cards and gifts.