Place Names of Calne: Woodhill Avenue and Woodhill Rise

Woodhills, as it was known in the 1840s, was a collection of fields in this area of Calne. The majority of the land in this area was owned by Marquis of Lansdowne, Henry Petty Mitzmaurice, although it was occupied by various people who used the land primarily for pasture. Names with 'wood' as prefix of mean that the land adjoins a wood[1].

Woodhill Avenue

Woodhill Avenue
This is part of the post-war development, which started at Abberd Way. The housing here was built c. 1950s as a mix of 3 bed semi-detached and terrace housing with wide areas of grass on each side of the road.

Woodhill Rise

Woodhill Rise
This street existed at the same time as Woodhill Avenue, but seems to have been a continuation of Penn Hill Road leading to the upadopted part of Oxford Road. By the time of the Calne Official Guide of 1967, it is known as Woodhill Rise. The majority of the housing on this stretch seem to have been constructed in the 1970s.

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References:
[1] Cavill, P., 2018. A New Dictionary of English Field-Names. 1st ed. Great Britain: English Place-Name Society.