Dickenson Hill Road (

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: 狄更生山路) is a one-way

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located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links

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and ran next to Jinricksha Station.

Etymology and history

Dickenson Hill was named after Reverend J.T. Dickenson who ran a

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in the area and Dickenson Hill Road was named after it. The area was eventually renamed as Bukit Pasoh but it retained its name.

References

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