Stonewall Place in Huntsbury – This name continues the theme of naming streets in the subdivision after English villages and localities. Named in 1998.

A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find anywhere in the world called Stonewall and certainly nowhere in England with that name. My first thought when I walked the street was the Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Most entries if you google Stonewall are for the Stonewall Riots. Great views from here and I ended up talking to someone who was gardening at a house. The house was unusual looking and I am not sure if I liked it or not. They used to have great views but a two story house is being built in front of it and they will lose their great views. Most houses were built in 2000 and are huge.

Runswick Lane in Huntsbury and there wasn’t any information on the library website about this street. It was probably named after Runswick Bay in England in keeping with the theme of naming the streets in the area after places in England. After googling Runswick Bay I have now added it to my must visit list. I didn’t actually walk this street as it just looked like a driveway to a couple of houses. There were actually 10 houses here and most were built in 2000. I am going to have to go back and walk it as after checking google maps there are a couple of fantastic looking houses on this street. Sadly well beyond my budget but one house really appealed to me as it was so different and quirky looking.

Roystone Way in Huntsbury and there wasn’t anything on the library website about the street. It was possibly named after Royston in England to keep up the theme of naming streets in the area after places in England. Only 15 houses here and they were built between 2000 and 2019. Great views over Christchurch and to the mountains. I quite liked this street and what intrigued me the most was the garage with a garden on top of it. I don’t usually like modern houses but most of them on this street were OK. There were road signs about no cars allowed on the street between certain hours unless you were a resident or a bona fide visitor. I now wish that I had taken a photo of the sign. Found a council report from 2017 where the residents of this street and a nearby street requested night time restrictions on vehicles. There was apparently a huge problem with anti social behaviour such as loud music, cars doing burnouts and intimidating behaviour. Rubbish being thrown onto properties and trespass issues.

Olmstead Lane in Huntsbury – nothing on library website and it is possibly because it is too new or because it is a private lane. Probably named after Olmstead Green in England which would be in keeping with the general theme of naming streets after places in England. When googling I found a Frederick Law Olmstead who was one of the creators of Central Park in New York.

Another street that I didn’t walk as it looked like a private driveway and google vehicle avoided it as well. Only 6 houses here built between 2000 and 2014.

Kimbolton Lane in Huntsbury -Formed post-1997.Tiny amount of information from the library website and it is most likely to have been named after Kimbolton in the UK. The most famous fact that I found out about Kimbolton in England was that Catherine of Aragon died in Kimbolton Castle.

I didn’t walk this tiny street as it was another that just looked like a private driveway and I am not comfortable with walking them. Besides there wasn’t a footpath. Only 4 houses here built in 1990s plus one empty section. Great views over Christchurch and to the mountains.

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Holbank Lane in Huntsbury – nothing on library website but street is probably too new. Only 3 houses here and one is brand new. Name is probably from Holbank Crags which is in the Hadrian’s Wall area. It would fit in with other streets in the area being named after English places. I couldn’t actually find it on google maps but it is in Sewingshield Crags area. It would be close to the YHA that I stayed in when I visited Hadrian’s Wall.

For this street I had walked up through Coronation Reserve and was on my way back to my car. Fantastic views from here.

Great Gables Lane in Huntsbury – Named after Mount Great Gables, a mountain in the Lakes District in England. Formed post-1997.

A small amount of information from the library website and the mountain is actually called Great Gable and doesn’t have an s on the end of it.

I didn’t actually walk this tiny street as it definitely looked like a private driveway. There are 9 houses here dating from 1990 through to 2022. Google Street view is from 2019 and only shows about 5 or 6 houses.

Eridge Place in Huntsbury – nothing on library website for this street. Only 6 houses here and they were all built in 2000. The street is probably named after a place in Kent in the UK. The library website for other streets in the area mentions naming streets after English villages. A couple of the houses I quite liked but there was at least one toilet block style. What I did like was the giant penguin on a balcony. I had fun when the penguins were on display in Christchurch back in 2019. Great views

Enticott Place in Huntsbury – Named after Dr. Thomas Oliver Enticott (1918- 1999). From 1946 Dr Enticott was on the staff of the Cashmere Sanatorium and involved with the treatment of tuberculosis. The Sanatorium was converted to a geriatric hospital in 1956 and re-named Coronation Hospital. Dr. Enticott was appointed medical superintendent and served until his retirement in 1985. First appears in street directories in 1995.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Nothing on Papers Past about Thomas Enticott. Most houses were built in the 1990s and a few were quite nice. It was a pleasant street but houses too big for this single person. The street is just below Coronation Reserve.

Caldwell Lane in Huntsbury – Named after Dorothy Susan Johnstone, née Caldwell, (1910- 2004). Mrs Johnstone was a pioneer of geriatric nursing at Coronation Hospital 1956-1971. Named in 1993.

A small amount of information from the library website. No information on Papers Past. I didn’t walk this tiny street as it definitely looked like a private driveway and there wasn’t a footpath. Even the google vehicle didn’t drive up this street. Only 6 houses here and they were built in 1990 except for one more recent house.

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