Doncaster Green
Probably named after Doncaster Golf Club, founded in 1894, in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Doncaster Green probably takes its name from Doncaster Golf Club. Alister MacKenzie visited in 1911 and said its sandy course had more the character of a seaside links than any inland course he knew.
Where the club's facts come from: History, Doncaster 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 130 m
- Greenfields Primary School 270 m
- The Grapevine (site) 350 m
- St Martin's Church, Muirfield Road 390 m
- Site of the estate nursery 460 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 130 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 140 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Beck Mason's Wood) 440 m
Walk stops
- Abbott's Wood 310 m
Oxhey Woods walk - Nanscot Wood 350 m
Oxhey Woods walk - Oxhey Woods car park 500 m
Oxhey Woods walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.