The streets throughout the suburb mostly follow a grid pattern. The roads that are perpendicular to the Swan River are remnants from the rectangular ribbon grants which extended from the river, and some of the roads which are roughly parallel to the river are remnants of the later subdivision of Bayswater into 5 acre lots. Streets named after early residents and landowners of Bayswater include Whatley Crescent, which was named after Anne and John Whatley, Hamilton Street, which was named after John Hamilton, Copley Street, which was named after Benjamin Copley, and Drake Street, which was named after Henry Drake. Another origin of many street names in Bayswater is towns and streets in England, such as Almondbury Street, Arundel Street, Clavering Street or Shaftesbury Avenue.