Harrogate Road
Probably named after Harrogate Golf Club, founded in 1892, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Harrogate Road probably takes its name from Harrogate Golf Club. The club left its first course at Birk Crag in 1899 after its landlord opened a slaughterhouse beside the clubhouse.
Where the club's facts come from: Club History - Harrogate 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
- Site of Oxhey Place farm 90 m
- Hayling Road, the first homes 130 m
- Silkin House and Corbett House (site) 160 m
- All Saints Church 200 m
- Oxhey Chapel in the estate years 210 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 230 m
- Ox Pasture Spring (by Gosforth Lane) 360 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Beck Mason's Wood) 530 m
Walk stops
- Trevose Way 70 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Site of the home farm 90 m
Farms and lost houses walk - Hayling Road 130 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.