Falkirk Gardens
Possibly named after Falkirk Tryst Golf Club, founded in 1885, in Stenhousemuir, near Falkirk, Scotland.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Falkirk Gardens may take its name from Falkirk Tryst Golf Club. The course lies on the old Stenhousemuir Common, site of the Falkirk Tryst, once the largest cattle market in Scotland.
Where the club's facts come from: Falkirk Tryst Golf Course, The Gazetteer for Scotland, The Gazetteer for Scotland, University of Edinburgh and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
How sure we are of the match: Possible
The estate's streets were named after golf courses. The streets page explains how each match was made.
In the story
- Clubs, sport and events: Carnivals, fairs and Oxhey Week
At the Falkirk Gardens Coronation party a boy won the fancy dress in a top hat, and his mother sat on the organising committee.
Close by
Buildings
- Prestwick Road Meadows 160 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 160 m
- The Grapevine (site) 160 m
- Greenfields Primary School 220 m
- Little Oxhey Lane shops 410 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 160 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 450 m
- Pond Wood 780 m
Walk stops
- Nanscot Wood 310 m
Oxhey Woods walk - Little Oxhey Lane shops 410 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - The Dick Whittington 420 m
Schools, churches and shops walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.