Bowring Green
Probably named after Bowring Park Golf Club, founded in 1913, in Huyton, Knowsley (Liverpool), England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Bowring Green probably takes its name from Bowring Park Golf Club. Its nine holes opened in 1913, making it the oldest municipal golf course in England.
Where the club's facts come from: History — Bowring Park Golf Club, the club's own history.
How sure we are of the match: Likely
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
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 20 m
- The Grapevine (site) 320 m
- Greenfields Primary School 330 m
- Coal duty marker, Potter Street Hill 570 m
- Prestwick Road Meadows 570 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 30 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 380 m
- Old Oxhey Wood, now in private gardens 550 m
Walk stops
- Nanscot Wood 180 m
Oxhey Woods walk - Abbott's Wood 220 m
Oxhey Woods walk - Oxhey Woods car park 590 m
Oxhey Woods walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.