Muirfield Close
Named after Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers), in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Muirfield Close takes its name from Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers). The Honourable Company wrote the original Rules of golf in 1744, and its Muirfield links has since staged 16 Opens, beginning with the first 72 hole Open in 1892.
Club dates: 1744 (club records), Muirfield course 1891.
Where the club's facts come from: The Club, 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
- Prestwick Road Meadows 150 m
- St Martin's Church, Muirfield Road 190 m
- The Dick Whittington 230 m
- Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve 230 m
- Clarendon School (site) 260 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 230 m
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 420 m
- Pond Wood 450 m
Walk stops
- The Dick Whittington 230 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Little Oxhey Lane shops 400 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Nanscot Wood 520 m
Oxhey Woods walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.