Developers
The development on St Andrew’s Park began construction in 2012 with residents starting to move in from December 2013. The developers are Charles Church, Persimmon, St Modwen Homes Annington and Catalyst. For further information about the developments and its construction, please visit here.
Heritage
To enjoy a bit of history of where we live, here are some links to the heritage of St Andrew’s Park, upon which our community is built.
Road Names
This page is being used for notes regarding the road names and the history behind them – it is not published
| Road | Description |
|---|---|
| Bader Way | Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO, DFC RAF Flying Ace and Patient at Military Hospital, RAF Uxbridge. 1932 |
| Barrett Place | Group Captain Tom Barrett OBE ADC MA Last Station Commander, RAF Uxbridge, 2009-2011 |
| Blount Mews | Air-Vice Marshal Charles Hubert Boulby Blount CB OBE MC Distinguished Career in the RFC and RAF from 1916-1940 |
| Brand Avenue | Air-Vice Marshall Sir Christopher Joseph Quintin Brand KBE DSO MC DFC Officer Commanding 10 Group During The Battle of Britain |
| Burbridge Gardens | Wing Commanded Bransome ‘Branse’ Burbridge DSO DFC British and Commonwealth night fighter Flying Ace of World War II |
| Burton Road | Air Marshal Sir Harry Burton KCB, CBE, DSO A Royal Air Force officer who became Air-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Air Support Command |
| Churchill Road | Sir Winston Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS Prime Minister, Visited RAF Uxbridge during The Battle of Britain 1940 |
| Debden Place | RAF Debden in Essex was a Sector Station used During the Battle of Britain in 1940 |
| Deblin (Dęblin) Drive | Polish Air Force academy, Many 303 (Polish) Squadron pilots that fought during The Battle of Britain trained at Dęblin |
| Dowding Park | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding He served at RAF Uxbridge many times and was one of the RAF’s most significant air officers, developing the UK’s air defence system which protected the nation during the Second World War |
| Dyson Drive | Sir George Dyson KCVO MA DMUS FRCM Organising Director of Music for the Royal Air Force 1919-1920 |
| Fowler Way | Air Commodore Cynthia Fowler Station Commander, RAF Uxbridge, 1991-1994 |
| Giles Crescent | Betty Giles, Clerk Special Duties Operations Room, RAF Uxbridge, 1940-1945 |
| Hillingdon House | Built in 1717 as a hunting lodge for the Third Duke of Schomberg. Current house was built in 1844 and sold by the Cox family to the government in 1915. |
| Hornchurch Road | RAF Hornchurch was one of seven sector airfields within Fighter Command No. 11 Group during The Battle of Britain, 1940 |
| Kellet Street | Wing Commander Richard Kellett, Commanding Officer of No. 149 Squadron RAF. OR Ronald Gustave Kellett, DSO, DFC, AE who flew ace during the Second World War while serving in the Royal Air Force. |
| Kenley Place | RAF Kenley in Surrey was a sector station used during The Battle of Britain in 1940 |
| Lacey Grove | Squadron Leader James Lacey DFM + BAR Top Scoring Flying Ace in the Battle of Britain |
| Lawrence Grove | Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO A British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer, who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. |
| Masterman Place | Sir John Cecil Masterman OBE Chairman of the Twenty Committee, which during the Second World War ran the Double-Cross System, controlling double agents in Britain |
| Modin Place | Air Commodore Charles Oscar Frithiof Modin CBE DSC First Proposed that the operations room at RAF Uxbridge should be placed underground, 1933 |
| Moxon Place | Joan Moxon, Clerk Special Duties Operations Room, RAF Uxbridge 1940 |
| Newall Close | Air Chief Marshal, Sir Cyril Newall, GCB, OM, CC, MG Chief of the Air Staff 1937-1940 |
| Nicholson Walk | Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicholson VC DFC The only fighter pilot to be awarded The Victoria Cross in World II |
| Nunneley Close | Warrant Office William Nunneley The operations Room Supervisor in the Battle of Britain Bunker during 1940 |
| Overlord Close | Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy Landings (D-Day). It involved just under 7,000 sea-going vessels, 150,000 soldiers and 1,500 tanks to be transported to France in the first 48 hours, 11,590 powered aircraft and 3,500 gliders. |
| Partridge Close | Wing Commander Edna Partridge OBE, AE, DL Officer commanding No 600 (City of London) Squadron, RAF, 1995-2000 |
| Rifle Ranges Road | Built in 1917 when Royal Flying Corps opened their Armament School in 1917 |
| St. Andrew’s Road | After St. Andrew’s Church, Hillingdon Consecrated in 1865 |
| Tangmere Crescent | RAF Tangmere in West Sussex was a Sector Station used during The Battle of Britain in 1940 and D-Day in 1944 |
| Willoughby Avenue | Air Commodore John Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby De Brooke MC AFC Duty Controller, Operations Room, RAF Uxbridge 1940 |