Maylands Road
Probably named after Maylands Golf Club, founded in 1936, in Harold Park, Romford, Essex (now Havering), England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Maylands Road probably takes its name from Maylands Golf Club. Its woodland course was laid out in 1936 by Harry Colt, one of the greatest course architects of the 20th century.
Where the club's facts come from: Maylands 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.
In the story
- Rebuilding the centre: Planning permission
Countryside applied in January 2016 for up to 458 homes on the centre and homes on three smaller "satellite" sites: open space at Maylands Road, the site of the Jet pub on Hayling Road and the old services club at Hallowes Crescent.
On the timeline
- Spring 2018 The first residents move into new affordable homes on Hallowes Crescent and Maylands Road and into the first flats in the centre.
Close by
Buildings
- St Joseph's Catholic Church 140 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 220 m
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 310 m
- The Cow Shed and Fayer Hall (site) 310 m
- Site of Park Pond 320 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 230 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Beck Mason's Wood) 250 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 280 m
Walk stops
- St Joseph's 140 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Park Pond and Pond Wood 320 m
Farms and lost houses walk - Site of Oxhey Place 380 m
The heart of the estate walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.