Penruddock Rise in Westmorland – Named after Penruddock, a small village in the English county of Cumbria. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. First appears in street directories in 1980.

A small amount of information from the library website and Penruddock means headland by the little ford. Most entries on Papers Past were ads for sections and houses in the 1980s. In 1976 the building of the pumping station was up for tender. In 1979 there were plans for a primary school to be built with the frontage to be on Penruddock Rise but this obviously didn’t happen. The developer had plans for shopping centres and a tavern. There were objections from residents about the tavern.

This is a long street that starts at Cashmere Rd where is is a reserve called Francis Reserve named after the developer’s family. There are nearly 200 houses on this street and they are very different in styles. There is one house from 1950s but you can’t see it from the road. Most houses between Cashmere Rd and Blencathra Place were built in the 1980s with a couple from 1970. Until about 2012 there were no houses beyond Blencathra Place. All the houses above Blencathra Place were built between 2014 and 2023 with houses still being built. Great views from the upper part of the street but most the houses are ugly here.

Rushden Rise in Westmorland – Named after Rushden in Hertfordshire, England. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. Named in 2005.

A small amount of information from the library website and Rushden is nowhere Cumbria. Whoever named the street is a bit challenged when it comes to geography. Rushden means valley where rushes grow.

Only 15 houses here and most were ugly. They were built between 2000 and 2022 with most built in 2010.

Pentonville Close in Westmorland – nothing on library website and I couldn’t find out how the street got it’s name. Most the streets in this suburb are named after places in Cumbria but the only Pentonville that I could find was in the London area.

Most houses here were built in the 1990s and 2000s and there was a variety of styles. A pleasant street and at the end of the street there is a green space that leads to Cashmere Stream.

Woodside Common in Westmorland – nothing on library website yet most houses were built in the 1980s. There are several places in the UK with the name Woodside but none in Cumbria.

Most entries on Papers Past were ads for sections and houses. A pleasant looking street with lovely houses. There is an entrance to Sedgwick Reserve from this street plus a walkway to Petworth Place. What put me off was a really horrible chemical type of smell by the corner of Woodside Common and Clovelly Place.

Sedgwick Way in Westmorland – Named after Sedgwick, a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. First appears in street directories in 1980.

A small amount of information from the library website. Sedgwick means dwelling of farm of a man called Sieg.

A few entries on Papers Past and there were sections for sale in 1983 and 1984. In 1982 a W J Francis applied for planning consent on this street. He was the son of James George Francis who farmed Happy Home Farm.

It is a pleasant street with a nice reserve that has a playground. Most houses were built in 1980s with a few built in 1990s.

Studfold Row in Westmorland – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in 1980s and 1990s. Studfold is a place name in the Yorkshire near the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Some nice houses here but no footpath and I actually didn’t walk all of this street.

Savannah Lane in Westmorland – nothing on library website and I couldn’t find out how this lane got it’s name. Only 5 houses which were built between 1990 and 2012. I didn’t actually walk this street as it was a very narrow private lane.

Happy Home Rd in Westmorland – Named after Happy Home, the farm there owned by James George Francis (1907- 1962). The farm had been named by earlier owners and was sold to James Francis in the 1940s. First appears in street directories in 1953.

A small amount of information from the library website. There were several entries for Happy Home Farm on Papers Past. The first entries that I found were dated 1860 but many entries were in 1916. The entries in 1916 were about court case to do with a breach of the covenants of the lease of the farm. The covenant was about keeping the gorse clear on the farm but this wasn’t happening. James George Francis was only 56 when he died.

In 1957 there were complaints from the residents about people dumping rubbish on their street. In 1963 the Milk Board banned milk delivery to the street. Reason was that the street was little more than a farm track. Several entries between 1971 and 1974 about connecting sewers to the 29 houses on the street. In 1986 and 1987 there was a subdivision on this street and several sections available. The entry from 1968 about a car that ran down a driveway out of control interested me because as I walked this street yesterday I was thinking that there was no way that my little car could cope with the very steep driveways.

There is one house here from 1950s but most were built between 1980 and 2000. There were some nice houses here plus some ugly ones. I was surprised that there was a footpath for the entire street. The houses were mostly on only one side of the street especially as you got higher up the hill.

Brookford Place in Westmorland and nothing on the library website. Most streets here are named after places in Cumbria but I couldn’t find anywhere in the UK with this name. It is possible that the street got it’s name from being built over a stream. Most houses were built in 1990s plus a couple built in 2015. It is a pleasant street with a lovely wee reserve near the end of the street. There is a stream that runs through this street with a couple of bridges over it. I thought that there was another street here as there was a signpost saying Privt Row. It was actually the driveway to a couple of houses and one of these houses was huge but I didn’t get a proper photo.

Petworth Place in Westmorland – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in the 1980s and 1990s. The streets in this suburb are mostly named after places in Cumbria but Petworth is a place in Sussex which is nowhere near Cumbria. My book of British Place Names gives the meaning of Petworth as enclosure of a man called Peota.

Papers Past mostly had ads for sections in the 1980s plus a couple of death notices. I liked this street and there were houses that I liked. Good views and at the end of the street there is a walkway to Woodside Common.