# Thoroughfare Descriptors

Thoroughfare descriptors are common words that suffix a thoroughfare like Road, Close and Court.

You may also download the list in [CSV format](https://files.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/thoroughfare-descriptors.csv).

Below is a table of standard thoroughfare and dependent thoroughfare descriptors in the UK

| Descriptor |
| ---------- |
| Acre       |
| Acres      |
| Alley      |
| Almshouses |
| Approach   |
| Arcade     |
| Arches     |
| Avenue     |
| Avenues    |
| Axe        |
| Bank       |
| Banks      |
| Bar        |
| Bars       |
| Bottom     |
| Boulevard  |
| Brae       |
| Bridge     |
| Broadway   |
| Brook      |
| Brow       |
| Buildings  |
| Bungalows  |
| Butts      |
| Causeway   |
| Centre     |
| Chase      |
| Circle     |
| Circus     |
| Cliff      |
| Cliffe     |
| Close      |
| Colonnade  |
| Common     |
| Coppice    |
| Copse      |
| Corner     |
| Cottages   |
| Cotts      |
| Court      |
| Courtyard  |
| Covert     |
| Crescent   |
| Crest      |
| Croft      |
| Cross      |
| Cut        |
| Cutting    |
| Cuttings   |
| Dale       |
| Decks      |
| Dell       |
| Dene       |
| Dock       |
| Docks      |
| Down       |
| Downs      |
| Drive      |
| Drove      |
| Droveway   |
| Dyke       |
| Dykes      |
| Eastgate   |
| Edge       |
| Elms       |
| Embankment |
| End        |
| Ends       |
| Esplanade  |
| Estate     |
| Fen        |
| Field      |
| Fields     |
| Flats      |
| Fold       |
| Foregate   |
| Furlong    |
| Furlongs   |
| Garden     |
| Gardens    |
| Garth      |
| Gate       |
| Glade      |
| Glebe      |
| Glen       |
| Gorse      |
| Grange     |
| Green      |
| Ground     |
| Grove      |
| Head       |
| Heath      |
| Heights    |
| Hey        |
| Heys       |
| Highway    |
| Hill       |
| Hills      |
| Hollow     |
| Houses     |
| How        |
| Hyde       |
| Ing        |
| Junction   |
| Knoll      |
| Knowe      |
| Lane       |
| Lanes      |
| Lawn       |
| Lawns      |
| Lea        |
| Leas       |
| Leaze      |
| Lees       |
| Ley        |
| Leys       |
| Link       |
| Loan       |
| Loaning    |
| Loke       |
| Mall       |
| Market     |
| Marsh      |
| Mead       |
| Meade      |
| Meadow     |
| Meadows    |
| Meads      |
| Mews       |
| Mount      |
| Northgate  |
| Orchard    |
| Oval       |
| Paddock    |
| Pike       |
| Place      |
| Plain      |
| Plaza      |
| Pleasant   |
| Point      |
| Portway    |
| Precinct   |
| Promenade  |
| Pyghtle    |
| Pyke       |
| Quad       |
| Quadrangle |
| Quadrant   |
| Quarters   |
| Quay       |
| Quayside   |
| Range      |
| Reach      |
| Retreat    |
| Riddings   |
| Ride       |
| Ridge      |
| Riding     |
| Ridings    |
| Ring       |
| Rise       |
| Road       |
| Roads      |
| Row        |
| Royd       |
| Side       |
| Southgate  |
| Spinney    |
| Square     |
| Steine     |
| Steps      |
| Stile      |
| Strand     |
| Street     |
| Terrace    |
| Top        |
| Turning    |
| Twitten    |
| Tye        |
| Vale       |
| Valley     |
| Viaduct    |
| View       |
| Villas     |
| Ville      |
| Vista      |
| Vue        |
| Walk       |
| Wall       |
| Water      |
| Way        |
| Waye       |
| Westgate   |
| Wharf      |
| Wharfe     |
| Within     |
| Without    |
| Wood       |
| Wynd       |
| Wynde      |