Caldwell Road
Possibly named after Caldwell Golf Club, founded in 1903, in Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Caldwell Road may take its name from Caldwell Golf Club. Willie Fernie laid out the course within weeks of the club forming in 1903, on fields at the Caldwell Estate granted by Major William Mure.
Where the club's facts come from: History - Caldwell Golf Club, the club's own history.
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.
In the story
- Building the Estate: The estate goes up
Families were in Woodhall Lane by July 1948, and others remember moving to Caldwell Road, Liphook Road and Kilmarnock Road that year.
On the timeline
- 1948 Families are living in Woodhall Lane by July, and others remember moving into Caldwell Road, Liphook Road and Kilmarnock Road during the year.
Close by
Buildings
- Woodhall Lane and the concrete houses 90 m
- Woodhall Primary School 210 m
- The Dick Whittington 280 m
- Site of Little Oxhey Farm 310 m
- The estate's first library (site) 310 m
Ancient woods
Walk stops
- The Dick Whittington 280 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Little Oxhey Lane shops 340 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Clitheroe Gardens 370 m
Schools, churches and shops walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.