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Dickenson Hill Road

Coordinates: 1°16′50.4″N 103°50′36.4″E / 1.280667°N 103.843444°E / 1.280667; 103.843444
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1°16′50.4″N 103°50′36.4″E / 1.280667°N 103.843444°E / 1.280667; 103.843444

Dickenson Hill Road, Chinatown, Singapore.

Dickenson Hill Road (Chinese: 狄更生山路) is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links Banda Street to Neil Road and ran next to Jinricksha Station.

Etymology and history

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Dickenson Hill was named after Reverend J.T. Dickenson who ran a missionary school in the area and Dickenson Hill Road was named after it. The area was eventually renamed as Bukit Pasoh but it retained its name.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Savage, Victor R. (2013). Singapore street names : a study of toponymics. Brenda S. A. Yeoh. Singapore. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-981-4484-74-9. OCLC 868957283.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)