Hillsborough Green
Probably named after Hillsborough Golf Club, founded in 1920, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Hillsborough Green probably takes its name from Hillsborough Golf Club. The course was laid out over an old ganister quarry by Wadsley Common.
Where the club's facts come from: Hillsborough Golf Club, United Kingdom, Top 100 Golf Courses.
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
- Hallowes Crescent shops 80 m
- Salvation Army hut (site) 120 m
- The Crescent Club (site) 130 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 180 m
- The Jet (site) 380 m
Ancient woods
- Big Wood 170 m
- Hampermill Spring and Round Spring 180 m
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 180 m
Walk stops
- Hallowes Crescent shops 80 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Ashburnham Drive entrance 110 m
The lost golf course walk - Big Wood 280 m
The lost golf course walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.