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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.