Dickenson Hill Road

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Coordinates: 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.

Etymology and history[]

Originally known as Ryan's Hill, Dickenson Hill later came to be known as its present name after the Reverend , who ran a missionary school in this area.

Dickenson became assistant master of Raffles Institution in the early 1840s. It was afterwards also known as , and somewhat later as Bukit Pasoh. However, Dickenson Hill Road, a road that ran next to the Jinricksha Station, retained its name. This name was later officially confirmed in 1922.

References[]

• Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3

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