Golden Hill Streets Past & Present

Goldenhill, in the northern part of Stoke-on-Trent, developed from a rural hillside settlement into a substantial residential district during the expansion of the Potteries in the 19th and 20th centuries. 

The area grew alongside nearby mining and industrial communities, with new housing and roads gradually replacing fields and open countryside.

This page lists the present and historic streets of Goldenhill and links to descriptions of the origins of street names, old maps, local developments, and the changing character of the district over time. From early rural lanes to later housing estates and commercial growth, the streets of Goldenhill reflect the wider development of the northern Potteries.

Today, Goldenhill is largely residential in character, although many streets and surviving features still preserve links with the district’s agricultural origins and industrial expansion.

 

 

See also: Stoke-on-Trent street renaming index (covers citywide changes, including the 1950s renaming programme
Street name Renaming   
Albany Street    
Alice Street originally Queens Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ancaster Street originally Heathcote Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Andrew Street originally Dale Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Anne Street originally New Street - was renamed in the early 1950s New Street Back was no longer in existence by the early 1950s
Bosley Grove    
Brakespeare Street originally John Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Broadfield Road originally Church Lane - which became an extension to Broadfield Road in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Charlotte Street originally Albert Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Colclough Lane    
Collinson Road    
Dovedale Close    
Drummond Street originally Victoria Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Edale Close    
Elgood Lane originally Church Lane - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Elton Terrace    
Eresby Street originally School Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Fawfield Drive    
Garbett Street    
Gilbert Street originally Church Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Gill Bank Lane    
Golf Links Close    
Hailsham Close    
Heath Street    
Heathside Lane originally School Road - was renamed in the early 1950s  
High Street    
Kidsgrove Road    
Latebrook Close    
Lewisham Drive    
Maureen Avenue    
Michael Street originally North Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Mobberley Road    
Murray Street originally Wesley Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Newark Grove    
Park Farm View originally Cooper Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Peak Dale Avenue    
Perkins Street originally Wesley Street  (back) - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Randal Lane originally Snow Hill - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Rodgers Street originally Williamson Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Shannon Drive    
St. Joseph Street originally Cross Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Taylor Street    
Wheatsheaf Row originally Garden Row - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Willis Street originally Garden Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Willoughby Street originally Chapel Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Wilson Way    
Woodstock Road    
Woodstock Street    
Wyatt Street    
 

 

 


Page History:

  • Page created: 7 April 2007

  • Last Updated: 18 May 2026 - introduction added and improved navigation.