Lovat Street
Named after the market gardens known as Lovat Gardens which were farmed in the 1800s on which the street was built.
Phillips Avenue
This street was built by Tyre and son in 1966. Named after Major D. M. P. Phillips. Major Phillips was related to the Scotts of Halkshill.
Queens Avenue
Named after this current Queen Elizabeth
The Roundel
Named after the large grassy roundabout next to the street.
Routenburn Road
The road was named after the Routen Burn. An early 1600s map calls the area Routan (Rotten or Rotting) Burn. Possibly after the flax retting industry carried out in Largs. In the 1800s the burn was also spelled as Routonburn. A later map published in the 1940s called it the Rotten Burn. This road is also known as the Red Road. The lower part of this road was also known as Forgie Brae after a family called Forgie. Also was known as The Regulatory Road and also the Black Road to Greenock.
Sandringham Flats
The block of tenements were built in 1906 and named after the Royal Estate in Norfolk.
School Street
The location of the original parish school which was built in 1609 and re built in 1809.
Scotlaw Drive
Named after the hill Scotlaw which is to the West of the town.
Seamore Street
Also known locally as coffin Alley. The street was named after Seamore Street in the Maryhill district of Glasgow.
Silverae Court
Taken its name from the hoard of silver coins found near the street in 1840
Stakehill
Named after the Hill of Stake to the North of the town
Holehouse Road
Named after Holehouse Farm
Tron Place
From the scots word tron or trone meaning market.
This was possibly the town's original market place. The work also is related to steelyar, meaning a set of scales.
Union Street
This was named to celebrate the union of Great Britain and Ireland on 1801.
Walkerston Avenue
After Walkerston House.
Warrenpark
Named after Warren Park House which stood there in the1800s
Waterside street
Named after Waterside Farm which stood on the SW corner of New street at the junction with Waterside street. The two cottages at no 2 and 4 new street were originally built for the workers of Waterside Farm.
Wilson Street
Named after the Wilsons of Haylie who lived locally since 1516. Some of the older house on the west side of the street were originally weavers cottages and some of them still have deep cellars which were dug out to accommodate part of the large loom wheels.
Wilson Street
Named after the Wilsons of Haylie who lived locally since 1516. Some of the older house on the west side of the street were originally weavers cottages and some of them still have deep cellars which were dug out to accommodate part of the large loom wheels.
Railles
Named after Railles house in 1911.
Lade
Named after the Lade family who were from Chapelton Farm.
Hutton Park Crescent
From Hutton Park House which was built for Thomas Hutton Ingles.
Inverclyde View
These house back onto the Inverclyde sports centre and its grounds.