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Chirbury Golf Club, Heightley Course. (1906 - WW1)
Founded in 1906.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 25 May 1906. Image © Midland News Association. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
A 9-hole course with good golfing turf, all the hazards were natural. There was a membership of 50. The entry fee was 5/-. Subs for gents were 10/6d and ladies 7/6d. Visitors’ fees 1/- a day, 4/- a week and 7/- a month. Sunday play was not allowed. Stations at Montgomery 5 miles and Welshpool 7 miles.
The initial meeting in February 1908.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 7 February 1908.Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
From the Shropshire Chronicle Friday 1 May 1908; "CHIRBURY - The Golf Links - These links were formally opened on Thursday afternoon by Mrs J D Marshall. Although snow was falling pretty heavily throughout the day, about twenty or thirty people were present at the opening ceremony, which was followed by tea at Heightley."
| Secretary | Professional | |
| 1911/13 | J Parry | |
| 1914 | S Knowles | John Lloyd |
Result of a competition played in May 1908.
Shrewsbury Chronicle Friday 8 May 1908.Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Below is the result of a match played at Newtown in November 1913.
| Newtown Golf Club | Chirbury Golf Club | ||
| Mr Davies (N&P Bank) | 1 | David Jones | 0 |
| J Hackett (Half) | 0 | R Rogers (Half) | 0 |
| J Whall | 0 | B Jones | 1 |
| A Barrett | 1 | S Knowles | 0 |
| C Williams | 0 | Reverend Reed | 1 |
| W G Cottle | 1 | T Spackman | 0 |
| H S Breese | 1 | J Crear | 0 |
| 4 | 2 |
Chirbury Golf Club disappeared after WW1.
Thanks to Jean Windsor, whose family have farmed there for several generations. She says that there was once a 9-hole course adjacent to her farm which is called “Heightley” and this was probably the site of Chirbury Golf Club.
Ordnance Survey Map from the 1900s showing "Heightley" to the centre-east,
O.S. Map Revised 1901; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1903}.
The Google Map below pinpoints Heightley Farm.