Oakdale Road
Probably named after Oakdale Golf Club, founded in 1914, 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
Oakdale Road probably takes its name from Oakdale Golf Club. Its course was designed in 1914 by the world renowned architect Dr Alister MacKenzie.
Where the club's facts come from: Course Overview | Oakdale 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
- Farms and fields: The field names
After a freak downpour in the 1980s, with the drains blocked by leaves, water ran off the woods through the gardens of Oakdale Road to the old hollow and flooded part of Oxhey Wood School. - Building the Estate: The estate goes up
Six Aerofilms photographs taken on 14 April 1949 show the estate under construction, around Hayling Road and Prestwick Road. Visitors to the Britain from Above website have marked one of them with the future Clarendon School site, Oakdale Road and Pond Wood.
Close by
Buildings
- St Joseph's Catholic Church 100 m
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 120 m
- Site of Park Pond 140 m
- The Cow Shed and Fayer Hall (site) 140 m
- Health centre, Oxhey Drive 230 m
Ancient woods
- Pond Wood 220 m
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 380 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 390 m
Walk stops
- St Joseph's 100 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Park Pond and Pond Wood 140 m
Farms and lost houses walk - Health centre and police station 230 m
Schools, churches and shops walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.