Edgbaston Road
Probably named after Edgbaston Golf Club, founded in 1896, in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Edgbaston Road probably takes its name from Edgbaston Golf Club. Its Harry Colt course opened in 1937 with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain present.
Where the club's facts come from: A Brief History, Edgbaston 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
- The Jet (site) 60 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 210 m
- Little Furze School (site) 260 m
- South Oxhey Baptist Church 290 m
- Estate timber yard, Paddock Spring 330 m
Ancient woods
- Ox Pasture Spring (by Gosforth Lane) 110 m
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 210 m
- Big Wood 270 m
Walk stops
- Site of The Jet 60 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Blairhead Drive 120 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Paddock Spring 330 m
Farms and lost houses walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.