Ralston Way
Probably named after Ralston Golf Club, founded in 1904, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Ralston Way probably takes its name from Ralston Golf Club. The course was laid out in 1904 by Willie Fernie of Troon, the 1883 Open champion, for a fee of one guinea.
Where the club's facts come from: Club History - Ralston 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.
Close by
Buildings
- Colnbrook School 190 m
- Warren Dell Primary School 220 m
- Oxhey Library 260 m
- Site of the 1914 golfers' halt 260 m
- Station Approach and the new square 270 m
Ancient woods
- Pond Wood 450 m
- Sandpit Wood, railway strip 630 m
- Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 660 m
Walk stops
- Puttenham Close 60 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Birkdale Gardens 90 m
Streets of 1947 to 1953 walk - Warren Dell School 220 m
The heart of the estate walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.