 The road marking the boundary between the two commons (and the historic parish boundary between Streatham and Tooting) is called "Doctor Johnson Avenue".This was originally a country path leading from Streatham Place, and Doctor Johnson is reputed to have regularly walked here when visiting Hester Thrale.Tooting Bec Common includes a number of formal avenues of trees — the first such avenue to be recorded was a line of oaks to commemorate a visit by Elizabeth I in 1600.