Ellesborough Close
Probably named after Ellesborough Golf Club, founded in 1906, in Butlers Cross, Buckinghamshire, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Ellesborough Close probably takes its name from Ellesborough Golf Club. The course was laid out on land leased from the Chequers Estate, next to the Prime Minister's country house.
Where the club's facts come from: History, Ellesborough 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
- Greenfields Primary School
The Historic England list entry gives the school's address as Prestwick Road, but its address today is Ellesborough Close.
Close by
Buildings
- Greenfields Primary School 120 m
- Prestwick Road Meadows 140 m
- The Grapevine (site) 200 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 240 m
- St Martin's Church, Muirfield Road 310 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 240 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 260 m
- Pond Wood 630 m
Walk stops
- Nanscot Wood 340 m
Oxhey Woods walk - The Dick Whittington 350 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Little Oxhey Lane shops 440 m
Schools, churches and shops walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.