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Filly Place in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. This would have been part of the Noble subdivision. No houses or footpath and it just leads to the back of a petrol station.

Saddlers Lane in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. This would have been part of the Noble subdivision. The houses were all built in 2017 and most look exactly the same. A square box with a small square of lawn and space to park a car. A couple of houses had a few shrubs but …

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Stirrup Lane in Yaldhurst – In the Noble Village subdivision developed on the former Applefields land in Yaldhurst Road. The property has historical connections with the breeding and racing of standardbred horses. Named in 2011. A reasonable amount of information from the library website considering that the street doesn’t exist. There is no information on …

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Strathcarron Place in Broomfield – Named after Strathcarron, a small village in west Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands.Named to continue the Scottish theme of the street names in the adjoining Kintyre Estates subdivision. In the Masham Park subdivision. Named in 2009. A small amount of information from the library website. I lived in the UK for 5 …

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Loch Tanna Way and nothing on library website. Loch Tanna is on the Isle Arran and because of the name of the street it would have been in the Kintyre Estates subdivision. Not sure if it is in Yaldhurst or Broomfield. The valuation website puts it in Broomfield but most real estate ads put it …

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Rannoch Drive in Broomfield – Named after Loch Rannoch in Scotland. Named to continue the Scottish theme of street names used in adjoining subdivisions. In Stage Two of the Masham Park subdivision by Enterprise Homes. Named in 2010. A small amount of information from the library website. Most houses here were built in 2010 but …

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Tangy Loch Lane in Broomfield – Named after Tangy Loch in Kintyre, Scotland.Named to continue the Scottish theme of the street names in the Kintyre Estates subdivision. Named in 2012. A small amount of information from the library website and I love the name of this street. Most houses here were built in 2014 and …

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Horseman Lane in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. Because of the name of the street it will have been part of the Noble subdivision. Only 9 houses here and most were built in 2022 and at least one is still being built. Didn’t actually walk this street as it didn’t have a footpath and …

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Apple Orchard Lane in Yaldhurst – In the Noble Village subdivision developed on the former Applefields land in Yaldhurst Road. Named in 2011. A small amount of information from the library website. I didn’t actually walk this street as it didn’t look like a street. It looked like a courtyard and the houses all looked …

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Stud Rd in Yaldhurst – Named because the street was developed on the former Applefields land in Yaldhurst Road. The property has historical connections with the breeding and racing of standard breed horses. In the Noble Village subdivision [This name caused great mirth among councillors at the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board meeting when the chairman presented …

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