Fairhaven Crescent
Probably named after Fairhaven Golf Club, founded in 1895, in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Fairhaven Crescent probably takes its name from Fairhaven Golf Club. In 1924 the club moved half a mile inland to a new course laid out by James Braid and J A Steer.
Where the club's facts come from: History, Fairhaven 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.
On the timeline
- 27 March 1991 Demolition begins on 50 concrete houses in Fairhaven Crescent, to be replaced by 66 new homes.
Close by
Buildings
- Salvation Army hut (site) 110 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 130 m
- Hallowes Crescent shops 140 m
- The Crescent Club (site) 150 m
- The Jet (site) 300 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 130 m
- Big Wood 260 m
- Hampermill Spring and Round Spring 300 m
Walk stops
- Hallowes Crescent shops 140 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Ashburnham Drive entrance 250 m
The lost golf course walk - Site of The Jet 300 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.