Puttenham Close
Probably named after Puttenham Golf Club, founded in 1894, in Puttenham, Surrey, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Puttenham Close probably takes its name from Puttenham Golf Club. Its 2nd tee stands on Frowsbury Hill, where Queen Victoria took the salute of 20,000 troops at a Royal Field Day in 1858.
Where the club's facts come from: Club History - Puttenham 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
- Hole 4
The hole ran west-south-west from Prestwick Road, across ground now covered by Ralston Way and Puttenham Close, to a green in what are now the Colnbrook School grounds off Hayling Road. - Building the Estate: The estate goes up
Families were still moving into Puttenham Close, on the east side, in 1951, so the order was not strictly east to west.
On the timeline
- 1951 The far west of the estate fills up, with families moving into Blairhead Drive in May, Arbroath Green in June and Nairn Green during the year, while others are still moving into Puttenham Close on the east side.
Close by
Buildings
- Colnbrook School 140 m
- Warren Dell Primary School 160 m
- Oxhey Library 230 m
- All Saints Church 240 m
- Oxhey Chapel in the estate years 240 m
Ancient woods
- Pond Wood 410 m
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 610 m
- Sandpit Wood, railway strip 620 m
Walk stops
- Puttenham Close 0 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Birkdale Gardens 70 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Warren Dell School 160 m
The heart of the estate walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.