Bramshaw Gardens
Probably named after Bramshaw Golf Club, founded in 1880, in Brook, New Forest, Hampshire, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Bramshaw Gardens probably takes its name from Bramshaw Golf Club. Its Forest course was laid out in about 1865, fifteen years before the club formed and before any other course in Hampshire.
Where the club's facts come from: History - Bramshaw 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.
In the story
- Schools: Greenfields, Woodhall and St Joseph's
Woodhall followed in 1954, across the road from Hampden School, and took infants and juniors from streets such as Bramshaw Gardens and Leven Close.
On the timeline
- 1954 Woodhall School opens across the road from Hampden, taking the infants and juniors of the Bramshaw Gardens and Leven Close streets.
Close by
Buildings
- Prestwick Road Meadows 40 m
- Little Oxhey Lane shops 170 m
- The Dick Whittington 180 m
- Site of Little Oxhey Farm 260 m
- The estate's first library (site) 290 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 420 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 470 m
- Sandpit Wood, railway strip 550 m
Walk stops
- Little Oxhey Lane shops 170 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - The Dick Whittington 180 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Nanscot Wood 560 m
Oxhey Woods walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.