Meyrick Road was named after Augustus Meyrick - one of the directors of the Conservative Land Society, which developed this estate.
Meyrick Road had named terraces along it, whose names were discontinued after 1874:
Alexandra Terrace, Downham Terrace, Meyrick Villas, Randalls Buildings, Richens Terrace, Russell Terrace, St Georges Terrace, St Johns Terrace, Shakespeare Terrace, Spencer Terrace, Stiffs Buildings and Wellington Terrace.