Chilwell Gardens
Probably named after Chilwell Manor Golf Club, founded in 1906, in Chilwell, Nottingham, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Chilwell Gardens probably takes its name from Chilwell Manor Golf Club. Tom Williamson laid out the first nine holes beside the old village manor house.
Where the club's facts come from: The Early Years | Chilwell Manor 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: Clarendon
Clarendon, the second secondary school, opened in Chilwell Gardens in September 1951, and its buildings were completed in September 1952 in nineteen acres of woodland. - Clubs, sport and events: Sport
In March 1981 Oxhey Amateur Boxing Club and the Boys' Club put a scheme to the council to dismantle the old swimming pool at the former Sir James Altham School in Chilwell Gardens, on the old Clarendon School site, and rebuild it behind the Social Centre, which would have given Three Rivers its first sports hall. - St Martin's Church, Muirfield Road
St Martin's Church stood on the corner of Chilwell Gardens and was registered for weddings in December 1955.
On the timeline
- September 1951 Clarendon School opens in Chilwell Gardens, and its buildings are completed a year later.
Close by
Buildings
- Clarendon School (site) 110 m
- St Martin's Church, Muirfield Road 110 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 170 m
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 300 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Church 330 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 170 m
- Pond Wood 290 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Beck Mason's Wood) 430 m
Walk stops
- St Joseph's 330 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Park Pond and Pond Wood 350 m
Farms and lost houses walk - The Dick Whittington 370 m
Schools, churches and shops walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.