Moortown Road
Named after Moortown Golf Club, founded in 1909, in Alwoodley, Leeds, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Moortown Road takes its name from Moortown Golf Club. It staged the 1929 Ryder Cup, the first played on English soil, which Great Britain won 7 to 5.
Where the club's facts come from: Ryder Cup, the club's own history.
How sure we are of the match: Strong
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
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 200 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Church 210 m
- St Martin's Church, Muirfield Road 280 m
- Clarendon School (site) 310 m
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 340 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 210 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Beck Mason's Wood) 240 m
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 270 m
Walk stops
- St Joseph's 210 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Park Pond and Pond Wood 360 m
Farms and lost houses walk - Beck Mason's Wood 400 m
Oxhey Woods walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.