Blackford Road
Possibly named after Blackford Golf Club, Perthshire (1905 to the Second World War), or possibly Blackford Golf Club, Edinburgh, in Blackford, Perthshire, or Edinburgh, Scotland.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Blackford Road may take its name from Blackford Golf Club, Perthshire (1905 to the Second World War), or possibly Blackford Golf Club, Edinburgh. This nine-hole Perthshire club closed during the Second World War, having already given up part of its course in 1932 to the expanding Gleneagles.
Club dates: 1905 (Perthshire), 1889 (Edinburgh).
Where the club's facts come from: Blackford Golf Club, Perthshire. (1905 - WW2), Golf's Missing Links.
How sure we are of the match: Possible
The estate's streets were named after golf courses. The streets page explains how each match was made.
We have not yet found anything written about this street itself. If you know when it was built or who first lived there, that would help.
Close by
Buildings
- Prestwick Road Meadows 150 m
- The Grapevine (site) 170 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 170 m
- Greenfields Primary School 220 m
- Little Oxhey Lane shops 400 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 170 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 440 m
- Pond Wood 770 m
Walk stops
- Nanscot Wood 310 m
Oxhey Woods walk - Little Oxhey Lane shops 400 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - The Dick Whittington 410 m
Schools, churches and shops walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.