Wentworth Drive
Probably named after Wentworth Club, founded in 1922, in Virginia Water, Surrey, England.
The 1896 map shows what was here before the estate. Drag the round handle to compare it with today.
The name
Wentworth Drive probably takes its name from Wentworth Club. The 1926 international match played here was the forerunner to the Ryder Cup.
Where the club's facts come from: Our Timeline | Wentworth 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.
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 50 m
- Little Oxhey Lane shops 310 m
- Site of Little Oxhey Farm 340 m
- The estate's first library (site) 340 m
- Hampden School (site) 400 m
Ancient woods
- Oxhey Woods, southern part (Abbott's Wood and Nanscot Wood) 420 m
- Oxhey Woods, central part (Ashen Spring) 790 m
- Sandpit Wood, railway strip 790 m
Walk stops
- Little Oxhey Lane shops 310 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - The Dick Whittington 510 m
Schools, churches and shops walk - Nanscot Wood 670 m
Oxhey Woods walk
Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.