Harewood Road
Possibly named after Harewood Downs Golf Club, founded in 1907, near Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Harewood Road may take its name from Harewood Downs Golf Club. The course was set out by J.H. Taylor and Horace Hutchinson, and opened in June 1908 with a 36 hole exhibition match in which Taylor beat Harry Vardon 4 and 3.
Where the club's facts come from: Harewood Downs Golf Club, United Kingdom, Top 100 Golf Courses.
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
- Streets of 1947 to 1953
Harewood Road: Photographed on 9 July 1951, with its curving road and houses with low, swept roofs.
Close by
Buildings
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 100 m
- South Oxhey Baptist Church 110 m
- Estate timber yard, Paddock Spring 120 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 230 m
- Site of Oxhey Place farm 270 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 140 m
- Ox Pasture Spring (by Gosforth Lane) 180 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Beck Mason's Wood) 460 m
Walk stops
- Harewood Road 0 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Paddock Spring 120 m
Farms and lost houses walk - Trevose Way 140 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.